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'''Popular mathematics''' is [[mathematics|mathematical]] literature aimed at a general audience. | |||
Sometimes this is in the form of books which require no mathematical background and in other cases it is in the form of expository articles written by professional mathematicians to reach out to others working in different areas. | |||
See the main [[popular science]] page for more elaboration of this definition. | |||
See also [[Recreational mathematics]] | |||
==Books== | |||
Some of the most prolific popularisers of mathematics include [[Keith Devlin]], [[Martin Gardner]] and [[Ian Stewart (mathematician)|Ian Stewart]]. Titles by these 3 authors can be found on their respective pages. | |||
===On zero=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Charles Seife]] | title=Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea | publisher=Souvenir Press | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-285-63594-4}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Robert Kaplan]] | title=The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero | publisher=Oxford | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-19-514237-2}} | |||
===On infinity=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Brian Clegg (writer)|Brian Clegg]] | title=Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable | publisher=Constable and Robinson | year=2003 | isbn=978-1-84119-650-3}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Robert Kaplan (mathematician)|Robert Kaplan]] & Ellen Kaplan | title=The Art of the Infinite: Our Lost Language of Numbers | publisher=Penguin | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-14-100886-8}} | |||
===On constants=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Petr Beckmann]] | title=A History of Pi | publisher=Saint Martin's Press | year=1976 | isbn=978-0-312-38185-1}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Eli Maor]] | title="e", The Story of a Number | publisher=Princeton | year=1998 | isbn=978-0-691-05854-2}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Mario Livio]] | title=The Golden Ratio | publisher=Headline Review | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-7472-4988-7}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=Julian Havil | title=Gamma | publisher=Princeton | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-691-09983-5}} | |||
===On complex numbers=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=Paul J. Nahin | title=An Imaginary Tale: The Story of <math>\sqrt{-1}</math> | publisher=Princeton | year=1998 | id=ISBN 978-0691027951}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=Paul J. Nahin | title=Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula | publisher=Princeton | year=2006 | isbn=978-0-691-11822-2}} | |||
===On the Riemann hypothesis=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[John Derbyshire]] | title=[[Prime Obsession]] | publisher=Plume Books | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-452-28525-5}} | |||
* {{cite book |author=[[Marcus Du Sautoy]] |title=[[The Music of the Primes|The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics]]|year=2003|isbn=0-06-093558-8}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=Dan Rockmore | title=Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers| publisher=Vintage | year=2006 | isbn=0-375-72772-8}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Karl Sabbagh]] | title=Dr Riemann's Zeros | publisher=Atlantic Books | year=2002 | isbn=1-84354-100-9}} | |||
===On recently solved problems=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=Robin J. Wilson | title=Four Colours Suffice | publisher=Penguin | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-14-100908-7}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Simon Singh]] | title=[[Fermat's Last Theorem (book)|Fermat's Last Theorem]] | publisher=Fourth Estate | year=2002 | isbn=1-84115-791-0}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=Donal O'Shea | title=The Poincaré Conjecture | publisher=Penguin | year=2007 | isbn=978-1-84614-012-9}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=George G. Szpiro | title=Kepler's Conjecture | publisher=Wiley | year=2003 | isbn=0-471-08601-0}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=George G. Szpiro | title=Poincaré's Prize| year=2007}} | |||
===On classification of finite simple groups=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Mario Livio]] | title=The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved | publisher=Souvenir Press | year=2006 | isbn=978-0-285-63743-6}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Mark Ronan]] | title=Symmetry and the Monster | publisher=Oxford | year=2006 | isbn=0-19-280722-6}} | |||
===Biographies=== | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Paul Hoffman (science writer)|Paul Hoffman]] | title=The Man Who Loved Only Numbers | publisher=Fourth Estate | year=1998 | isbn=1-85702-811-2}} | |||
* {{cite book | author=Bruce Schechter | title=My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos | publisher=Simon & Schuster | year=2000 | isbn=0-684-85980-7 }} | |||
* {{cite book | author=[[Robert Kanigel]] | title=The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan | publisher=Washington Square Press | year=1991 | isbn=0-671-75061-5}} | |||
==Magazines and journals== | |||
* Popular science magazines such as [[New Scientist]] and [[Scientific American]] sometimes carry articles on mathematics. | |||
* [[Plus Magazine]] is a free online magazine run under the [[Millennium Mathematics Project]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. | |||
The journals listed below can usually be found at your local university library. | |||
* [[American Mathematical Monthly]] is designed to be accessible to a wide audience. | |||
* [[The Mathematical Gazette]] contains letters, book reviews and expositions of attractive areas of mathematics. | |||
* [[Mathematics Magazine]] offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a wide range of mathematical topics. | |||
* [[The Mathematical Intelligencer]] is a mathematical journal that aims at a conversational and scholarly tone. | |||
* [[Notices of the AMS]] - Each issue contains one or two expository articles that describe current developments in mathematical research, written by professional mathematicians. The Notices also carries articles on the history of mathematics, mathematics education, and professional issues facing mathematicians, as well as reviews of books, plays, movies, and other artistic and cultural works involving mathematics. | |||
==Audio and video== | |||
* Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem is available in audio and there is also a Horizon television program. | |||
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[[Category:Mathematics and culture]] | |||
[[Category:Mathematics_literature]] | |||
[[Category:Recreational_mathematics]] | |||
Revision as of 05:42, 5 September 2013
Popular mathematics is mathematical literature aimed at a general audience. Sometimes this is in the form of books which require no mathematical background and in other cases it is in the form of expository articles written by professional mathematicians to reach out to others working in different areas.
See the main popular science page for more elaboration of this definition.
See also Recreational mathematics
Books
Some of the most prolific popularisers of mathematics include Keith Devlin, Martin Gardner and Ian Stewart. Titles by these 3 authors can be found on their respective pages.
On zero
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On infinity
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On constants
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On complex numbers
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On the Riemann hypothesis
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On recently solved problems
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On classification of finite simple groups
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Biographies
- 20 year-old Real Estate Agent Rusty from Saint-Paul, has hobbies and interests which includes monopoly, property developers in singapore and poker. Will soon undertake a contiki trip that may include going to the Lower Valley of the Omo.
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My blog: http://www.primaboinca.com/view_profile.php?userid=5889534
Magazines and journals
- Popular science magazines such as New Scientist and Scientific American sometimes carry articles on mathematics.
- Plus Magazine is a free online magazine run under the Millennium Mathematics Project at the University of Cambridge.
The journals listed below can usually be found at your local university library.
- American Mathematical Monthly is designed to be accessible to a wide audience.
- The Mathematical Gazette contains letters, book reviews and expositions of attractive areas of mathematics.
- Mathematics Magazine offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a wide range of mathematical topics.
- The Mathematical Intelligencer is a mathematical journal that aims at a conversational and scholarly tone.
- Notices of the AMS - Each issue contains one or two expository articles that describe current developments in mathematical research, written by professional mathematicians. The Notices also carries articles on the history of mathematics, mathematics education, and professional issues facing mathematicians, as well as reviews of books, plays, movies, and other artistic and cultural works involving mathematics.
Audio and video
- Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem is available in audio and there is also a Horizon television program.
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