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There are many fantastic books on a variety of of different topics in Mathematics. These range from those exploring a specific mathematical idea, to those that delve into the fascinating history of the subject, biographies of some amazing mathematicians, and, of course, books all about mathematical problems.
On this page you will find a selection of books that you might find interesting. We have not included any links, but rather the title and author for you to search for them on your favourite book shops.
General Popular Maths
General Popular Maths
1089 and All That, David Acheson
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension, Matt Parker
Humble Pi, Matt Parker
The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Simon Singh
The Indisputable Existance of Santa Claus, Hannah Fry
Alex's Adventures in Numberland, Alex Bellos
Alex Through the Looking Glass, Alex Bellos
17 Equations that Changed the World, Ian Stewart
Around the World in 80 Games, Marcus du Sautoy
Concepts of Modern Mathematics, Ian Stewart
Why Do Buses Come in Threes?, Rob Eastaway
Unsolved, Craig P. Bauer
Historical Classics
Historical Classics
A Mathematician's Apology, G. H. Hardy
Flatland, Edwin A Abbot - check out The Annotated Flatland, Ian Stewart for more insights into the mathematics.
Flatterland, Ian Stewart
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgeson) - check out The Annotated Alice, Martin Gardner for a background to the mathematics in this classic.
Collections of Problems to Solve
Collections of Problems to Solve
Maths on the Back of an Envelope, Rob Eastaway
The GCHQ Puzzle Book, GCHQ
Puzzle Ninja, Alex Bellos
Can You Solve My Problems, Alex Bellos
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, Ian Stewart
Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures, Ian Stewart
How To SOlve It, George Polya
Biographies
Biographies
Significant Figures, Ian Stewart
Prime Obsession: Behnhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics, John Derbyshire
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Story of Paul Erdos, Paul Hoffman
The Man Who Knew Infinity, Robert Kanigel
Specific Maths Topics
Specific Maths Topics
Fermat's Last Theorem, Simon Singh
The Music of the Primes, Marcus du Sautoy
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, Charles Seife
The Code Book, Simon Singh
Hello World, Hannah Fry
Love Triangle, Matt Parker
The Mathematics of Love, Hannah Fry
Does God Play Dice?, Ian Stewart
Curves for the Mathematically Curious: An Anthology of the Unpredictable, Julian Havil
Infinite Powers: The Story of Calculus, Steven Strogatz
e: The Story of a Number, Eli Maor
Films
Films
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Imitation Game
Hidden Figures
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A Beautiful Mind
The Theory of Everything
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