Books on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics
In this section, I present and review the books on Mathematics that I have enjoyed reading (or not). For each of them, I give general informations about the book, a description, a review, the prerequisites for the book, and some recommendation for further readings. This is for people who might want to read any the books mentioned here. I will probably add more books to this section in the next months.
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- Number: The Language of Science by Tobias Dantzig
- Journey Through Genius by William Dunham
- Euler: The Master of Us All by William Dunham
- The Calculus Gallery by William Dunham
Textbooks in Mathematics
The following books are textbooks that I enjoyed reading (or not). In the same way as for the previous books, I give a precise review and some informations for each of them that would probably be useful for anyone who wants to learn more about a specific subject. I will probably add more books to this section in the next months.
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- A Transition To Advanced Mathematics by D. Smith, M. Eggen, R. Andre
- Understanding Analysis by Stephen Abbott
- Abstract Algebra by Dummit & Foote
- Measure, Integration & Real Analysis by Sheldon Axler
- Elementary Number Theory by David M. Burton