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Anonymous 12/10/16(Tue)13:34 No. 217

So this is a pretty common thread on other math boards but I was hoping that maybe some of you guys could throw in something new.

What are some great math-related books? I'm talking about stuff like Godel Escher Bach, Zeno's paradoxes by salmon, Euclid's window, philosophy of mathematics by barker, etc. I'd be interested in anything from geometry to linear algebra, introductory texts that aren't too dense are great. Hell, it could be math related fiction like anathema and I'd still check it out.

Also, are there any textbooks from classes you've taken that are particularly good?

tldr post any good math related books

Anonymous 12/10/16(Tue)14:00 No. 218

http://books.google.ca/books/about/Elementary_Analysis.html?id=5JxHZNpMq3AC&redir_esc=y
This book is fantastic. It very gently and rigorously goes from building the reals to integration. It's very very nice and understandable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel
This is just a short story but its pretty interesting to from a math point of view. It's basically the story of a giant library which comprises all of the known universe for the characters and which presumable contains all possible books of a certain length

http://books.google.ca/books?id=ebILwSGlUlgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=library+of+babel&source=bl&ots=eVHY6d4K-W&sig=I6WkNTsdEVcDfdGPOwrpQIBUR3Y&hl=en&sa
=X&ei=QqB9UN7QJKre0gG9_oE4&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA
This is a nice exposition of the Library of Babel.

Anonymous 12/10/16(Tue)14:06 No. 221

http://books.google.ca/books?id=_F0nAQAAIAAJ&q=topology+sheldon+davis&dq=topology+sheldon+davis&source=bl&ots=c1bUv_nWhL&sig=yhfG1rv0Ir-3vg4fyzclMcFzP
7Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=haF9UP2wAsyJ0QHqiYHgBw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA

I forgot this one, sorry for the double post. I taught myself out of this book. It's pretty good, the proofs skip few steps so if you're new to upper math it can be pretty helpful.

>>	Anonymous 12/10/16(Tue)14:42 No. 222 Wow thanks for the quick and great response. I'll be taking that list to the library today. How dare you double post on /calc/? There's so much traffic, I'd bet that someone's constructive and insightful post was pushed back a few pages by your indiscretion!

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