Highly recommended for students who fear or dislike mathematics

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	• The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible Keith Devlin Holt Paperbacks, 2000 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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Refreshing my love of math

I'm in my early 30's, got an undergraduate math degree, and have been experiencing a renewal of my interest in math. I found this book at the perfect time.

The negative reviews on this book are true. I can't imagine more than small parts of chapters being interesting to someone who hasn't already been exposed to university level maths. The symmetry and topology chapters were very entertaining, but I can imagine them being a little opaque for someone without prior study of these topics (or who hadn't at least tried to tile their bathroom).

If you're in my position, having studied math, forgot about it for a couple of years, and are now renewing your interest in it, I highly recommend this book. If you've never studied, but are interested in learning about math, find an easier introduction and save this for your 3rd or fourth book, when you're ready to see how math helps us understand abstract ideas even before they have real world application.

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Highly recommended for students who fear or dislike mathematics

When I studied physics in a grad school, I used math with fear and incompetence. This book brought back love for math that I felt before it got too hard for me to enjoy it.

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What is Math?

If you ever really wondered whats behind all of the numbers this is the book that you want. Very easy to read and explains everything you wanted to know about Math.

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"The great book of nature," said Galileo, "can be read only by those who know the language in which it was written. And this language is mathematics." In The Language of Mathematics, award-winning author Keith Devlin reveals the vital role mathematics plays in our eternal quest to understand who we are and the world we live in. More than just the study of numbers, mathematics provides us with the eyes to recognize and describe the hidden patterns of life?patterns that exist in the physical, biological, and social worlds without, and the realm of ideas and thoughts within.

Taking the reader on a wondrous journey through the invisible universe that surrounds us?a universe made visible by mathematics?Devlin shows us what keeps a jumbo jet in the air, explains how we can see and hear a football game on TV, allows us to predict the weather, the behavior of the stock market, and the outcome of elections. Microwave ovens, telephone cables, children's toys, pacemakers, automobiles, and computers?all operate on mathematical principles. Far from a dry and esoteric subject, mathematics is a rich and living part of our culture. An exploration of an often woefully misunderstood subject, The Language of Mathematics celebrates the simplicity, the precision, the purity, and the elegance of mathematics.

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