Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”) is the study of topics such as quantity (numbers), structure, space, and change.

Mathematicians seek out patterns and use them to formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof. When mathematical structures are good models of real phenomena, then mathematical reasoning can provide insight or predictions about nature. Through the use of abstraction and logic, mathematics developed from counting, calculation, measurement, and the systematic study of the shapes and mo
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The Maniac
Very Bad at Math (A Very Graphic Novel #1)
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
Math Without Numbers
Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
Around the World in Eighty Games: From Tarot to Tic-Tac-Toe, Catan to Chutes and Ladders, a Mathematician Unlocks the Secrets of the World's Greatest Games
Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World
Rationality
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann
Adrift: America in 100 Charts
Trajectory
Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
Are You Big?
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Fermat's Enigma
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
A Mathematician's Apology
Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Code Book by Simon SinghZero by Charles Seife
Best Books About Mathematics
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Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneCHROMOSOMAL MUTATIONS IN TWIN ZYGOTES by Jianyi ZhangThe Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
Awesome Science Books
222 books — 78 voters
Every 9 Minutes by Christina VitaglianoThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill  BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Modern Science Nonfiction
479 books — 387 voters



Jodi Picoult
A mathematical formula for happiness:Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy:improve your reality or lower your expectations.
Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes

Mike  Norton
Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way.
Mike Norton

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