How did mathematics develop, and for what reason? ● What influence does mathematics have on the development and transformation of human society? How does our understanding of the universe depend on mathematics? The Story of Mathematics is a clever combination of history, biography and popular science. It shows us in a brand-new way how mathematics adapts to the needs of society, religion, culture and art with the progress and changes of human society. The author poured his love for mathematics between the lines, and vividly described the development track and internal motivation of mathematics, a profound and complex subject, in plain but not mediocre language.