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> "but my mind immediately went to some of the harder technical writing I've enjoyed [...] math books"

What are your favorite Math books, and what texts did you enjoy the most? Could you please share the titles?



My very first was Naive Set Theory by Paul Halmos. Way over my head in 7th(?) grade but my first intro to math beyond pre-algebra stuff.

Lately I've enjoyed, but did not finish, the Joy of Abstraction by Eugenia Cheng, on category theory. And there was a differential geometry book whose name I have forgotten but whose exercises I really enjoyed, because I could do them in my head while riding the bus, just by thinking about them.

I'm not particularly well read on mathematics (had a lot of math in college, hardly any since) but I would like to circle back to reading more at some point.


Thanks for your reply.

The Halmos book is on my to-read list for some months. Will bump it!

I also started reading the Cheng book, but I did not finish it either.

Let me know the name of the Diff. Geometry book when you remember it.

And wish you the best on your plans of circling back.




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