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The Language of Mathematics The Language of Mathematics: The Stories behind the Symbols Raúl Rojas

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating histories

Do Plants Know Math? Do Plants Know Math? Unwinding the Story of Plant Spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to Now Stéphane Douady, Jacques Dumais, Christophe Golé, and Nancy Pick

A breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over them

Making Democracy Count Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation Ismar Volić

How we can repair our democracy by rebuilding the mechanisms that power it

AI Snake Oil AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor

From two of °Õ±õ²Ñ·¡â€™s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

The Rising Sea The Rising Sea: Foundations of Algebraic Geometry Ravi Vakil

An accessible, motivated introduction to one of the most dynamic areas of mathematics

Genius at Play Genius at Play: The Curious Mind of John Horton Conway Siobhan Roberts

A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast

The Man Who Saved Geometry The Man Who Saved Geometry: The Multidimensional Mind of Donald Coxeter Siobhan Roberts

An illuminating biography of one of the greatest geometers of the twentieth century

Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean Edited by Victor J. Katz and Clemency Montelle

An invaluable reference book on the mathematics of Greek antiquity

Exponential Sums, Hypergeometric Sheaves, and Monodromy Groups Exponential Sums, Hypergeometric Sheaves, and Monodromy Groups Nicholas M. Katz and Pham Huu Tiep

An examination of some of the remarkable connections between group theory and arithmetic algebraic geometry over finite fields

Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean Edited by Victor J. Katz and Clemency Montelle

An invaluable reference book on the mathematics of Greek antiquity