Review of 'Mathematics An Illustrated History of Numbers 100 Ponderables' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a perfect introduction book done even better with illustrations & photographs. The closest thing I've come to a mathematics coffee table book, the tome went through 101 different areas and aspects of mathematics and illustrated them. At no point is any of the introductions enough to whet anyone's whistle, but they're there enough for you to note the ones that interest you for further reading. Very well done!
This was a perfect introduction book done even better with illustrations & photographs. The closest thing I've come to a mathematics coffee table book, the tome went through 101 different areas and aspects of mathematics and illustrated them. At no point is any of the introductions enough to whet anyone's whistle, but they're there enough for you to note the ones that interest you for further reading. Very well done!