Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781408811146 (1408811146)
Publish date: April 5th 2010
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Some interesting chapters, some rather complicated chapters and a few boring chapters. Overall I liked the book, but it could have had more maths stuff and less people interviews.
Surprising Excursion - check, check. This is not an exhaustive history of mathematics, but rather a few stops along that road. Some great anecdotes along the way, and even the table of contents tells a story. I understand that some of the proofs and other math bits are on the author's website. A goo...
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