Subject: Interesting math reading.
Presenter: Ke Qiao
Keywords: Godel's proof of mathematical logic
Ke Qiao, a math enthusiast, recommended seven interesting math books for you. The book list covers easy-to-understand popular mathematics science, ancient and modern China mathematics treasures and classic Godel proofs, which can provide you with clear and accurate thinking guidance and help you find back your long-lost study.
Gardner's interesting math series: Sam? Lloyd's interesting math problems
Martin Gardner
Gardner's Interesting Mathematics Series: Dr. Matrix's Magic Numbers
Gardner
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Martin? Although Gardner was born in the philosophy department, he is considered as the greatest writer of mathematical science in contemporary America. He opened a column on mathematical games in Scientific American magazine, which created many interesting and thought-provoking questions. Although these topics are not profound in themselves, through his storytelling, he introduced many mathematical theories that can only be learned in universities, which inspired countless teenagers' love and yearning for mathematics, including me. This series first introduces fascinating mathematical interesting questions, Dr. Matrix's magic number, and Sam? Lloyd's interesting math problems and so on. It is very suitable for friends who feel that mathematics is boring and don't want to look at formulas.
Interesting Mathematics Series: Endless π
the Chen Dynasty
Interesting Mathematics Series: Rubik's Cube and Others
Wu Heling
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A set of popular mathematics books edited by Zhang Jingzhong, an academician of China Academy of Sciences, a pioneer of machine proof and a famous mathematician in China. There are not only interesting explanations of mathematical conclusions, but also vivid historical stories about mathematics. It is commendable that China's mathematical treasures, including "Rubik's Cube", ancient arithmetic, Tangram, Huarong Road, etc., are also introduced, which shows the charm of the East in this discipline with a complete right to speak in the West. I have seen this series of endless π, magic squares, etc. I recommend it. Some books are not popular science, and there are many calculations and formulas. Suitable for friends who have a certain understanding of mathematics.
Ancient and modern mathematical thought
Maurice Klein
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Klein's masterpiece on the history of classical mathematics. There are four books, which introduce important mathematical ideas and creations from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century. The contents are detailed and the details are sufficient. It is more suitable for friends who like or study mathematics, and they need to know something about mathematics, but if they don't want to delve into it, it is also good to read it as a story book. If you are confident in your knowledge of mathematics, you can read his other book, Mathematics: The Loss of Determinism.
Godel proved
Ernest nagel/James Newman
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193 1 year, the famous Austrian-American mathematician Godel put forward an "incompleteness theorem" which shocked the foundation of mathematics and logic and was full of philosophical meaning. He proved that any formal system, as long as it includes a simple description of elementary number theory and is self-consistent, must contain some propositions that the methods allowed in the system can neither prove truth nor falsify. In other words, a complex enough system has either contradictions or an unprovable proposition, which makes it impossible for people to try to build a perfect mathematical building. Einstein compared Godel's contribution with his own contribution to physics. If you are interested in this, you can look at this "Godel proof", which requires a certain mathematical foundation.
Hidden logic
Mark Buchanan
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This is not a math book, but a way of thinking. Physicist Mark Buchanan tried to introduce the "model" of physics into sociology. Through hypothesis and model design, he discovered the logic hidden in social phenomena by computer simulation. Rich examples, sharp arguments, easy to understand, full of interesting games and experiments, provide us with a new perspective of human social behavior.
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