> I’ve been asked over and over for good books about mathematics for a layperson, someone who hasn’t taken advanced courses in university and is more simply int

> I’ve been asked over and over for good books about mathematics for a layperson, someone who hasn’t taken advanced courses in university and is more simply interested in learning about what math is, and some of the more interesting historical figures and results from mathematics. The book you want is "What is Mathematics?" [0] by Courant and Robbins. [0] http://books.google.no/books?id=_kYBqLc5QoQC&printsec=frontcover&hl=no&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.no/books?id=_kYBqLc5QoQC&printsec=frontc...