Life Through A Mathematician's Eyes
The study of mathematics is like air or water to our technological society.
A couple of months ago I was contacted by the author to do a read and review this book and I was very intrigued and excited. I finished “The Calculus Experience: A Tale of Intuition and Rigor (vol 1 Precalculus) by Vaibhav Varun* in one month and it reminded me how much I enjoy reading mathematics... Continue Reading →
Recently we shared a book on the mathematical developments of the Native Americans. We thought to present some book recommendations about how mathematical ideas were developed in different cultures. As David Hilbert has said "Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country". Enjoy!
We are very thankful for all the great recommandations we have received in our LThMath Book Club on Facebook. In this post we wanted to share some intriguing answers to the question: A couple of people recomended "The Three Body Problem*" by Cixin Liu for some interesting dynamical systems. Some mentioned that it is "especially... Continue Reading →
Last year, I have read one little book for children about Katherine Johnson. This is the first children book I have read since I was a child and it felt very refreshing and beautiful. So, let us speak about "Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson put Astronouts on the Moon" by Helaine Becker*. Overview This... Continue Reading →
Last year, I finished "Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms" by Hannah Fry*. This was the book chosen in the LThMath Book Club (on Goodreads and Facebook) for the June and July 2019 reading challenge. Overview This book review is split into different parts for your convenience. General description Chapters Quotes The author Goodreads review YouTube video 1. General... Continue Reading →
Very late with this type of post, but I really wanted to speak about these books a little more. These are all the mathematics related books that made it to my favourites list for 2019. I have a nice mix of non-fiction books and a little fiction mention as well. Let me know if you... Continue Reading →
It is the time to chose another book for our LThMath Book Club. The whole idea behind it is to read and discuss books with other people. We are happy that the Goodreads Club is steadily growing. We also have a Facebook Group with the same idea as the Goodreads one. Hope you all enjoy the idea.... Continue Reading →
Recently we have been reorganizing our LThMath Book Club. The whole idea behind it is to read and discuss books with other people. We are happy that the Goodreads Club is steadily growing. We also have a Facebook Group with the same idea as the Goodreads one. Hope you all enjoy the idea. Due to this... Continue Reading →
Recently we have been reorganizing our LThMath Book Club. The whole idea behind it is to read and discuss books with other people. We are happy that the Goodreads Club grew to 278 people. We have created a Facebook Group with the same idea as the Goodreads one. After the first months we have reached 377... Continue Reading →
Recently we have been reorganizing our LThMath Book Club. The whole idea behind it is to read and discuss books with other people. We are happy that the Goodreads Club grew to 272 people. Recently people have been asking if we can use other platforms for the Book Club as well. Therefor, we have created... Continue Reading →
Life Through A Mathematician's Eyes 