Really enjoyed the following: Journey Through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics by William Dunham.
Covers the work of various mathematicians including Euclid, Cantor, and Euler; and the theorems are set out in a way that is understandable by the layman, albeit with a bit of effort. Simon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ian Gorse Sent: 13 March 2010 15:59 To: [email protected] Subject: [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
