Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Math Classics

I found this great list of math classics and I thought I would share. Enjoy!
String, Straightedge, & Shadow: The Story of Geometry
The Man Who Counted
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth
Archimedes and the Door of Science
The Mystery of the Periodic Table
Mathematicians are People, Too (Vol. 1)
Mathematicians are People, Too (Vol. 2)
Classic Math: History Topics ,
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream
The King’s Chessboard
The Grapes of Math
Math Fables (preschool-grade 1)
Math for All Seasons
Math-Terpieces: The Art of Problem-Solving (uses famous art)
Riddle-Iculous Math
How Big is a Foot
One Hundred Hungry Ants
Grandma’s Button Box and others in the Math Matters series
Women and Numbers
The Math Curse
Sir Cumference (There are several in the series)
Mathematics: The Science of Patterns
Math Games and Activities from Around the World
What Is Mathematics?
Math Through the Ages
The Language of Mathematics
Mathematics and the Physical World
Life by the Numbers
Mathematics and Humor
Joy of Mathematics
Algebra Unplugged
The Measure of All Things (history of metric system)
What Is Quantum Mechanics: A Physics Adventure
The Calculus Gallery
Piece of the Mountain: Pascal
The Ocean of Truth: Sir Isaac Newton
Women in Mathematics
Euler: The Master of Us All
The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI
Concepts of Modern Mathematics
In Code: A Mathematical Journey (modern day Irish girl)
My Brain Is Open: Mathematical Journey of Paul Erdos
The Man Who Knew Infinity: Ramanujan
Fermat’s Enigma
The Equation That Couldn’t Be Solved
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
Which Door Has the Cadillac: Adventures of a Mathematician
Of Men and Numbers: Story of Great Mathematicians
Remarkable Mathematicians
Fantasia Mathematica
The Mathematical Magpie
The Devil and Tom Walker
Men of Mathematics (high school level)
Japanese Abacus: Its Use and Theory
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor
Elementary Algebra
Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding
Logic: A Very Short Introduction
Introduction to Logic
IThink, Therefore I Laugh
Enigma--Robert Harris (HS, about a mathematician in WWII)

2 comments:

Dahlia said...

What a great list! Thanks for putting that together with LINKS no less!!! :) thanks again!

Rebekah said...

Yes, thanks for the list. I checked out several from the library and really enjoyed them! Even ordered some to keep on hand.