The emphasis is on helping the reader in understanding and constructing proofs and writing clear mathematics.

Marc Chamberland told me about his book, Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers, which I hadn’t heard of. Subjects include such topics as the psychology of lottery players, the fair division of a cake, why two soap bubbles blown one after the other are different in size plus many more riddles and puzzles. It’s a book about an area of maths you’re extremely unlikely to need or even encounter in grown-up life, but presented through a most charming, whimsical story. In this book the author relates anecdotes and amusing stories regarding his contemporaries in this field at Trinity College Cambridge. The Elegant Universe, which is an excellent read, goes some way to explaining the superstring theory, while also admitting that there is a long way to go before we know all there is to know on the subject.When Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he was inspired by the numbers used in different countries.

It covers every aspect of studying for a mathematics degree, from the most abstract intellectual challenges to the everyday business of interacting with lecturers and making good use of study time. The book is very practical minded offering suggestions of how students can make the best use of their studying skills, deal with information given in lectures plus how to engage with their lecturers. The author of The Music of the Primes relates how many mathematicians over the years have tried to solve the problem plus the human cost and endeavour that went into it.

This book discusses the aesthetics of mathematics by way of personal detail brought forward by the author to show us just what goes on in the mind of a mathematician.

Reading the book will help students decide if they will be able to cope with the Maths involved when moving onto higher Maths study at university. It is full of intricate and divinely beautiful illustrations, using patterns such as loops, waves and spirals. The first subject-specific guide for students, this friendly, practical text will be essential reading for anyone studying mathematics at university. Off the beaten track, Mathsemantics is probably my favorite book that no one else has ever heard about.To sum up he had no interest in anything other than numbers which for us mere mortals is something we find hard to understand. As a collection of some of Gardener's most famous puzzles this book is a must read for those who like to look a little further into puzzle solving.

Discussions that will get the grey matter working are covered along with great illustrations that break up the text nicely. Ultimately Greene wishes to enlighten us as to how the universe works and he does indeed do it with some aplomb. Maor shows us how important the number has been and still is in maths and science too, while using anecdotes that bring the human touch to the story.

The Ancient Egyptians used cryptography on a grand scale and no doubt would have been fascinated with today's Hi tech computer encryptions. This is the story of how humankind has come to its understanding of the bizarre world of symmetry - a subject of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world around us. relished Polya's deft - indeed, brilliant - instructions on stripping away irrelevancies and going straight to the heart of the problem. The books twelve chapters are filled with absorbing puzzles, simple algebra and Bulgarian Solitaire, along with simple uncomplicated topics to tease our mathematical minds.