-Hu Zuoxuan, a famous mathematical historian
Mathematics is the most glorious and oldest page in the glorious human history, which is closely intertwined with human progress. The story of mathematics leads us to wander in this history in an easy-to-understand form.
-ian stewart, British mathematician and popular science writer
I dare say that after reading this book, you will never deny that mathematics is one of the greatest civilizations of mankind.
-British mathematician and popular science writer Keith Devlin
Mathematics stories can not only stimulate students' interest and enthusiasm in learning mathematics, but also guide students to form the habit of exploration and research and correct thinking habits. In the wonderful reading experience, readers can understand the mathematical beauty of number, shape, reason and shape, sigh and appreciate the symmetrical beauty of geometric figures and the singular beauty of non-Euclidean geometry, and at the same time improve their mathematical literacy and aesthetic ability.
—— Wang Jiaokai, a senior math teacher in high school affiliated to renmin university of china and a discipline leader in Beijing.
Besides teaching theorems, formulas and examples, we should also teach how these theorems were discovered, so as to reproduce the real process of mathematical creation. This book tells the important role of mathematics in the long history of mankind, analyzes the interactive relationship between mathematics and culture, and reflects the cultural connotation of mathematics from a large number of popular mathematical stories.
—— Chen Huan, a teacher of Pinggu High School Attached to Beijing Normal University.
The book's simple analysis, vivid description, exploration of subtle narration, witty techniques and appropriate quotations make abstruse simple, dull and interesting, boring and vivid. Reading it, there is an understanding that "the sun is high, the drill is strong, the foresight is ahead, and the ignorance is behind".
—— Ren Weifang, researcher of the Teaching and Research Section of Yinzhou District Education Bureau, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province