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As a really high level overview of math, I like The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (or the ~1/4 I've made my way through so far). It's a bit too abstract th
by smanek 17y ago
As a really high level overview of math, I like The Princeton Companion to Mathematics (or the ~1/4 I've made my way through so far). It's a bit too abstract though - it covers an immense amount of material so they have to be - but I still feel like something is missing.
My 'overview of math' is probably The Road to Reality (which is ostensibly about Physics, but really spends just as much time talking about math) - which is a little bit more hands on and concrete. It makes a bit tougher to get through (difficulty, and quantity), but I think it's worth it.
- kqr2 17y agoI'm working my way through the Princeton Companion to Mathematics too. I like it because each topic is written in small digestable chunks by different authors. The change in writing style and view points keeps it refreshing. Although it's a bit high level, it gives you a taste for a lot of different areas in mathematics -- kind of a mathematical buffet.