Mathematics Suggested Reading

The following books are accessible to those with a serious interest in mathematical thinking, and who are studying Mathematics (or thinking of studying Mathematics) in the Sixth Form (L= can be found in the School Library):

Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh (L)

The Man who loved only Numbers by Paul Hoffman (L)

The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by David Wells (L)

The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy (on order)

The Number Devil by Enzenberger (L)

Five Equations that Changed the World by Guillen (L)

Imagining Numbers: (particularly the square root of minus fifteen) by Barry Mazur

...and, of course, a novel: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon (L)

And finally, a great book that sounds mathematical but isn't: The Life of Pi by Jann Martel (L). Nothing to do with Maths at all- just a truly fine read!

Mr T Dawson

May 2009