Popular Mathematics Books

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Fermat's Enigma Fermat's Enigma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 32,979 ratings — published 1997
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A Mathematician's Apology A Mathematician's Apology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,608 ratings — published 1940
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The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 6,232 ratings — published 2002
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The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 8,653 ratings — published 2012
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Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 3,742 ratings — published 2003
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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)
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avg rating 3.95 — 21,039 ratings — published 2014
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 51,930 ratings — published 1979
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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)
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avg rating 4.06 — 9,969 ratings — published 1998
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Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries) Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel (Great Discoveries)
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avg rating 3.99 — 1,727 ratings — published 2005
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How to Lie with Statistics How to Lie with Statistics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 17,716 ratings — published 1954
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Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring) Letters to a Young Mathematician (Art of Mentoring)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,827 ratings — published 2006
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Alex's Adventures in Numberland Alex's Adventures in Numberland (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 5,615 ratings — published 2010
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Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7,146 ratings — published 2019
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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 28,645 ratings — published 1999
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 76,271 ratings — published 1884
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Archimedes' Revenge Archimedes' Revenge (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 197 ratings — published 1988
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God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,018 ratings — published 2005
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The Music of the Primes The Music of the Primes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,237 ratings — published 2003
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Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,194 ratings — published 2023
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Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,876 ratings — published 2013
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e: the Story of a Number e: the Story of a Number (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,158 ratings — published 1993
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Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 284 ratings — published 2002
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How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8,041 ratings — published 2020
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Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 21,448 ratings — published 2019
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 6,389 ratings — published 2013
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Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology Euler's Gem: The Polyhedron Formula and the Birth of Topology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 430 ratings — published 2008
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One, Two, Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science One, Two, Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,729 ratings — published 1947
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I Want to be a Mathematician: An Automathography I Want to be a Mathematician: An Automathography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 283 ratings — published 1985
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The Great Mathematical Problems The Great Mathematical Problems (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 386 ratings — published 2013
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Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine) Duel at Dawn: Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)
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avg rating 3.58 — 59 ratings — published 2010
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Chaos: Making a New Science Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 40,479 ratings — published 1987
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 11,647 ratings — published 2000
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The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age The Logician and the Engineer: How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 120 ratings — published 2012
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Gödel's Proof Gödel's Proof (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,517 ratings — published 1958
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Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 766 ratings — published 2006
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The Millennium Problems The Millennium Problems (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 647 ratings — published 2002
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 5,290 ratings — published 1988
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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 8,389 ratings — published 2004
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Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,947 ratings — published 1990
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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)
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avg rating 4.03 — 8,845 ratings — published 1991
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The Riemann Hypothesis: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics The Riemann Hypothesis: The Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 436 ratings — published 2002
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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,015 ratings — published 1941
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Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as popular-mathematics)
avg rating 3.81 — 287 ratings — published 2012
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Mathematics for the Nonmathematician Mathematics for the Nonmathematician (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 735 ratings — published 1967
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TENK før du snakker TENK før du snakker (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published
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Complexités: Aux Limites Des Mathématiques Et De L'informatique Complexités: Aux Limites Des Mathématiques Et De L'informatique (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 2006
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The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.35 — 685 ratings — published 2011
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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.81 — 931 ratings — published 2017
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Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 85 ratings — published 1995
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What Is Mathematics, Really? What Is Mathematics, Really? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 190 ratings — published 1997
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