Mathematician Books

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A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mathematician)
avg rating 3.91 — 7,932 ratings — published 1940
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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mathematician)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,020 ratings — published 1991
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Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of Emmy Noether: The Most Important Mathematician You've Never Heard Of (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mathematician)
avg rating 4.06 — 163 ratings — published
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Adventures of a Mathematician Adventures of a Mathematician (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mathematician)
avg rating 4.07 — 495 ratings — published 1976
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A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mathematician)
avg rating 4.13 — 135,741 ratings — published 1998
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The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust The Counterfeit Countess: The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,290 ratings — published 2024
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Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,932 ratings — published 1992
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The Surrogate Mother The Surrogate Mother (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.89 — 408,994 ratings — published 2018
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Tomboy Tomboy (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.04 — 50 ratings — published 2018
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How to Kiss Your Best Friend (Hawthorne Brothers, #1) How to Kiss Your Best Friend (Hawthorne Brothers, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.83 — 16,217 ratings — published 2022
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When Women Were Dragons When Women Were Dragons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.80 — 77,136 ratings — published 2022
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How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics How Mathematicians Think: Using Ambiguity, Contradiction, and Paradox to Create Mathematics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.83 — 112 ratings — published 2007
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Understanding Pure Mathematics Understanding Pure Mathematics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.12 — 93 ratings — published 1995
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Linear Algebra and Learning from Data Linear Algebra and Learning from Data (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.35 — 48 ratings — published
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Advanced Calculus: An Introduction to Analysis, Global Edition Advanced Calculus: An Introduction to Analysis, Global Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1994
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Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.08 — 164 ratings — published 2002
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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of  Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdős and the Search for Mathematical Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,125 ratings — published 1998
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Prime Mystery: the Life and Mathematics of Sophie Germain Prime Mystery: the Life and Mathematics of Sophie Germain (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published 2015
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,683 ratings — published 1995
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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.30 — 34,024 ratings — published 1997
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.29 — 53,665 ratings — published 1979
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The Grumpy Billionaire (Billionaires of Manhattan, #8) The Grumpy Billionaire (Billionaires of Manhattan, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,085 ratings — published 2023
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Deflected Deflected (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published
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Shannon's Gamble (Nick Shannon #7) Shannon's Gamble (Nick Shannon #7)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.40 — 185 ratings — published
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Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on Subjects Suggested by His Life and Work Ramanujan: Twelve Lectures on Subjects Suggested by His Life and Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.05 — 22 ratings — published 1978
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The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John von Neumann (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,417 ratings — published 2021
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.59 — 1,025 ratings — published
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Higher Engineering Mathematics Higher Engineering Mathematics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.90 — 175 ratings — published 2006
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McGraw-Hill My Math Grade 2 Volume 2 Teacher Edition, CCSS Common Core State Standards Edition McGraw-Hill My Math Grade 2 Volume 2 Teacher Edition, CCSS Common Core State Standards Edition (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.11 — 766 ratings — published 2021
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The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.04 — 18,060 ratings — published 2019
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A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.24 — 8,165 ratings — published 2016
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Principia Mathematica, Vol 1 Principia Mathematica, Vol 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.25 — 138 ratings — published 1910
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For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,142 ratings — published 2011
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On God and Religion (Great Books in Philosophy) On God and Religion (Great Books in Philosophy)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.08 — 388 ratings — published 1986
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ट्वेल्थ फेल | Twelfth Fail | 12th Fail ट्वेल्थ फेल | Twelfth Fail | 12th Fail (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,011 ratings — published
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The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,909 ratings — published 2001
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Out in the Offense (Out in College, #3) Out in the Offense (Out in College, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,573 ratings — published 2019
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.16 — 635,622 ratings — published 2012
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A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,574 ratings — published 2009
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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,519 ratings — published 2018
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A Most Elegant Equation: Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics A Most Elegant Equation: Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.82 — 679 ratings — published
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.95 — 21,804 ratings — published 2014
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Proofs from the Book Proofs from the Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 4.40 — 871 ratings — published 1998
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Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,257 ratings — published 2001
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To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.80 — 211 ratings — published 1986
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The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.93 — 84 ratings — published 2007
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e: the Story of a Number e: the Story of a Number (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mathematician)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,194 ratings — published 1993
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Paul  Lockhart
“It is an aesthetic principle almost universally acknowledged among mathematicians that the best way to solve a problem is to find an ingenious way not to have to solve it at all.”
Paul Lockhart, Measurement

“Abstraction is the cost of generalization.”
Grant Sanderson

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