Another one: 100 Essential Things You Didn'T Know You Didn'T Know, John D. Barrow.
This quote already makes it a must read: 'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is' - John von Neumann. Or, from the same author: The Infinite Book, A Short Guide To The Boundless, Timeless And Endless R.E. Boss > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Namens > Ian Gorse > Verzonden: zaterdag 13 maart 2010 16:59 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: [Jchat] The music of the primes by Marcus du Sautoy > > Hi list, > > Has anyone else read this... ? > > The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters > by Marcus du Sautoy > > I found the book extremely fascinating and have immediately started to re- > read it again after finishing it. > > The book is basically a mathematical history novel on famous > mathematicians on who has studied the prime numbers and their success and > fails. > The book focuses on the Riemann hypothesis but it talks about various > other famous mathematical discoveries regarding Number Theory. Its a very > easy read and as someone who is not mathematically inclined, I found it a > joy to continue to the next page. > > I think most of the J community would find it interesting if you haven't > read it before. > > I am just wondering if anyone has any recommended books similar to the > writing of The Music of the Primes? I am definitely going to look into > more work from Marcus du Sautoy. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
