Mathematics Book Summaries

The Road to Reality Summary
The Road to Reality
A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
by Roger Penrose 2004 1099 pages
4.15
8.3K ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Golden Ratio Summary
The Golden Ratio
The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
by Mario Livio 2002 294 pages
3.80
6.2K ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Mathletics Summary
Mathletics
How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football
by Wayne L. Winston 2009 376 pages
3.78
501 ratings
Sports
Mathematics
Science
Fortune's Formula Summary
Fortune's Formula
The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone 2006 386 pages
4.18
4.4K ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
How Not to Be Wrong Summary
How Not to Be Wrong
The Power of Mathematical Thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg 2014 480 pages
3.95
20.7K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
The Data Detective Summary
The Data Detective
Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
by Tim Harford 2020 334 pages
4.12
7.8K ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
by Eric Siegel 2013 320 pages
3.66
2.1K ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition Summary
Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition
Fundamental No Limit Hold'em Mathematics You Need To Know
by Alton Hardin 2016 279 pages
4.21
596 ratings
Games
Mathematics
Education
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Summary
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by John von Neumann 1944 776 pages
4.17
361 ratings
Economics
Mathematics
Science
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50+ Essential Concepts Using R and Python
by Peter Bruce 2020 360 pages
4.27
231 ratings
Programming
Technical
Mathematics
Nexus Summary
Nexus
Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks
by Mark Buchanan 2002 236 pages
3.80
519 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Why Machines Learn Summary
Why Machines Learn
The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
by Anil Ananthaswamy 2024 480 pages
4.36
532 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Love Triangle Summary
Love Triangle
How Trigonometry Shapes the World
by Matt Parker 2024 352 pages
3.99
911 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
The Joy of Game Theory Summary
The Joy of Game Theory
An Introduction to Strategic Thinking
by Presh Talwalkar 2013 155 pages
3.93
884 ratings
Economics
Business
Psychology
A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market Summary
A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos 2003 224 pages
3.45
804 ratings
Finance
Mathematics
Economics
Sync Summary
Sync
The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order
by Steven H. Strogatz 2003 338 pages
4.07
3.2K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Numbers Rule Your World Summary
Numbers Rule Your World
The Hidden Influence of Probabilities and Statistics on Everything You Do
by Fung 2010 208 pages
3.56
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Statistics for Dummies Summary
Statistics for Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey 2003 384 pages
3.68
661 ratings
Mathematics
Reference
Science
Thinking Better Summary
Thinking Better
The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
by Marcus du Sautoy 2021
3.62
565 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Self Help
Understanding Analysis Summary
Understanding Analysis
by Stephen Abbott 2000 272 pages
4.47
427 ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Reference
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Space, Time, and Motion
by Sean Carroll 2022 304 pages
3.98
1.6K ratings
Science
Physics
Space
The Man Who Knew Infinity Summary
The Man Who Knew Infinity
A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
by Robert Kanigel 1991 438 pages
4.03
8.8K ratings
Biography
Mathematics
Science
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Quanta and Fields
by Sean Carroll 2024 304 pages
4.15
455 ratings
Science
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Stats in the News
by Tom Chivers 2021 208 pages
4.31
425 ratings
Science
Economics
Politics
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 315 pages
4.02
518 ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Programming
An Introduction to Decision Theory Summary
An Introduction to Decision Theory
by Martin Peterson 2009 328 pages
3.77
127 ratings
Philosophy
Mathematics
Textbooks
Irreligion Summary
Irreligion
A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
by John Allen Paulos 2008 158 pages
3.66
2.2K ratings
Atheism
Science
Philosophy
Fermat's Enigma Summary
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh 1997 315 pages
4.30
32.4K ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Calculated Risks Summary
Calculated Risks
How to Know When Numbers Deceive You
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2002 320 pages
3.98
654 ratings
Psychology
Science
Mathematics
Speed Mathematics Summary
Speed Mathematics
Secret Skills for Quick Calculation
by Bill Handley 2003 240 pages
3.99
143 ratings
Mathematics
Education
Linear Algebra Done Right Summary
Linear Algebra Done Right
by Sheldon Axler 1995 272 pages
4.37
1.2K ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Science
Chancing It Summary
Chancing It
The Laws of Chance and How They Can Work for You
by Robert Matthews 2017 368 pages
3.78
220 ratings
Science
Mathematics
The Tiger That Isn't Summary
The Tiger That Isn't
Seeing Through a World of Numbers
by Michael Blastland 2007 184 pages
3.92
649 ratings
Science
Economics
Mathematics
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 224 pages
3.79
583 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Harnessing Complexity Summary
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod 2000 207 pages
3.74
144 ratings
Science
Business
Management
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.86
1.9K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Summary
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by David J. Griffiths 1994 468 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 208 pages
4.33
523 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Data Detective Summary
The Data Detective
Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
by Tim Harford 2020 334 pages
4.12
7.8K ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Topology Summary
Topology
by James R. Munkres 1974 537 pages
4.30
1.2K ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Science
Tips on Physics Summary
Tips on Physics
A Problem-Solving Supplement to the Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 162 pages
4.24
477 ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Can You Solve My Problems? Summary
Can You Solve My Problems?
A Casebook of Ingenious, Perplexing and Totally Satisfying Puzzles
by Alex Bellos 2016 352 pages
4.02
372 ratings
Puzzles
Mathematics
Science
Rock, Paper, Scissors Summary
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Game Theory in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2000 278 pages
3.43
1.1K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
Once Upon an Algorithm Summary
Once Upon an Algorithm
How Stories Explain Computing
by Martin Erwig 2017 336 pages
3.66
251 ratings
Computer Science
Science
Technology
The Power of Vedic Maths Summary
The Power of Vedic Maths
by Atul Gupta 2013 207 pages
4.05
157 ratings
Mathematics
Quantum Computing for Everyone Summary
Quantum Computing for Everyone
by Chris Bernhardt 2019 216 pages
4.06
482 ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
Relativity Summary
Relativity
The Special and the General Theory
by Albert Einstein 1916 130 pages
4.20
22.5K ratings
Science
Physics
Classics
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos 1980 124 pages
3.42
158 ratings
Mathematics
Humor
Comedy
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Summary
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
by Steven H. Strogatz 1994 497 pages
4.38
1.5K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Physics
Rock Breaks Scissors Summary
Rock Breaks Scissors
A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody
by William Poundstone 2014 320 pages
3.49
766 ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
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