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Basic Library List BLL*** (Mathematical Association of America MAA Library Recommendations) with a Goodreads score of 4.01+
“The Basic Library List Committee considers this book essential for undergraduate mathematics libraries.”
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“The Basic Library List Committee considers this book essential for undergraduate mathematics libraries.”
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
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A Course in Arithmetic (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Vol. 7) (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 7)
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Introduction to Elliptic Curves and Modular Forms (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 97)
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Trigonometric Series
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Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays (AK Peters/CRC Recreational Mathematics Series)
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A History of Chinese Mathematics
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Introduction to Analytic Number Theory
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A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 84)
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Field Theory and its Classical Problems (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks, Series Number 19)
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The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook
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Introduction to Geometry
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Topics in Algebra
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Complex Analysis: The Geometric Viewpoint (Carus Mathematical Monographs, Series Number 23)
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Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields (Applied Mathematical Sciences, 42)
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Calculus, Volume 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra, with Applications to Differential Equations and Probability
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Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery, 2nd Edition
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Mathematical Biology: I. An Introduction (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 17)
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An Introduction to the Theory of Groups (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 148)
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Calculus on Manifolds: A Modern Approach to Classical Theorems of Advanced Calculus
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Mathematical Models in Biology (Classics in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 46)
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Methods of Mathematical Physics: Volume 2, Differential Equations
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Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam
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Handbook of Mathematical Logic (Volume 90) (Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics, Volume 90)
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Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Volume 49: Enumerative Combinatorics, Volume 1
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On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy
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Landmark Writings in Western Mathematics 1640-1940
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A History of Mathematical Notations (Dover Books on Mathematics)
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Lady Luck: The Theory of Probability (Dover Books on Mathematics)
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Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education
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Mathematical Population Genetics 1: Theoretical Introduction (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 27)
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Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)
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Methods of Mathematical Physics: Volume 1
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Graphs & Digraphs
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Problems and Theorems in Analysis II: Theory of Functions. Zeros. Polynomials. Determinants. Number Theory. Geometry
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Introduction to Applied Mathematics
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Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
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Mathematics, with Applications in Management and Economics (Irwin Series in Management and the Behavioral Sciences)
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Foundations of Geometry
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