Maciej Dunajski is a Fellow of Clare College , and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. Maciej Dunajski, Professor of Mathematical Physics, University of Cambridge Maciej Dunajski is a Fellow of Clare College http: //www. This Very Short Introduction covers the areas of mathematics falling under geometry, starting with topics such as Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, and ranging to curved spaces, projective geometry in Renaissance art, and geometry of space-time inside a black hole.

few days ago i read this wonderful poetry collection that plays with Fibonacci's sequence by Ingot Christensen. Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. Mathematics : A Very Short Introduction (2002) by Timothy Gowers is a good introduction to what Mathematicians actually do and what modern mathematics is really about. Timothy Gavors, one of the world's leading mathematicians, seeks to shed light on the differences between advanced mathematics and the mathematics we teach in school.The author views mathematics through a late-wittgensteinian lense, abstracting from semantics of mathematical terms while focusing on their use. Finally, the author talks about the importance of estimates and approximation and their importance in different fields like A Prime Number theory, Theoretical computer science and several others. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. The study of geometry is at least 2500 years old, and it is within this field that the concept of mathematical proof--deductive reasoning from a set of axioms--first arose. In general, the latter is probably a better overall introduction to the world of mathematics (both the subject as well as the academic practice) than this Very Short Introduction managed to be.

Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Tbh, it might be a pretty hard book for beginners, at least harder than other pop science math books, but it's food for thought.

This book provides a fresh modern introduction to geometry, an ancient branch of mathematics with important applications. It takes readers from Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries, to curved spaces, and the geometry of space-time inside a black hole, and outlines the role geometry plays in the broader context of science and art.all this being said, this book is great for someone who has had mathematics in high school and knows what's what. wether one thinks of it as a rigid and dry subject or have the other opinion about the subject, it doesn't really matter since it works. Some of the later chapters are not as good but are still clear and give more idea of what math is rally about.