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Mathematics : Mathematical Fun
Books
Hidden Figures by Call Number: AMP Library: QA27.5 .L44 2016
A Russian Childhood by Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 K67 A3513
Emmy Noether by Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 N6 E47- Men of Mathematics by Call Number: AMP Library: QA28 B4 1937
Prime Obsession by Call Number: AMP Library: QA246 D47 2003
Women of Mathematics by Call Number: AMP Library: QA28 W66 1987
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 E68 H64 1998b- The Man Who Knew Infinity by Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 R3 K36 1991
A Beautiful Mind by Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 N25 N37 1998
Logicomix by Call Number: College Library: PA5615 O87 L6413 2009
The Millennium Problems by Call Number: AMP Library: QA93 D485 2002
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Call Number: Memorial Library: QA9.8 H63
Chaos by Call Number: AMP Library: Q172.5 C45 G54 1987
Weapons of Math Destruction by Call Number: Information School Library: 005.7 On25w
How Not to Be Wrong by Call Number: AMP Library: QA99 E45 2014
How to Bake Pi by Call Number: AMP Library: QA9 .C4862 2015
The Music of the Primes by Call Number: AMP Library: QA246 D75 2004
The Code Book by Call Number: Steenbock Library: Z103 S56 2000
Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Call Number: AMP Library: QA141.5 B45 2010
The Colossal Book of Mathematics by Call Number: MERIT Library: QA95 G245 2001
The Jinn from Hyperspace and Other Scribblings by Call Number: AMP Library: QA95 G248 2008
Math Hysteria by Call Number: Verona Shelving Facility: QA95 S7255 2004
How to Cut a Cake by Call Number: AMP Library: QA20 G35 S74 2006
Flatland by Call Number: AMP Library: QA699 A13 2010
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Call Number: Memorial Library: PR6058 A26 C87 2003
Cryptonomicon by Call Number: College Library: PS3569 T3868 C79 2000
Anathem by Call Number: College Library: PS3569 T3868 A53 2009
The Mathematician's Shiva by Call Number: AMP Library: PS3618 O536 M38 2014
Sophie's Diary by Call Number: AMP Library: PS3613 U843 S67 2012
Turing: a novel about computation by Call Number: Memorial Library: PS3616 A58 T87 2003
Magazines & Websites
- We Use MathHighlights career options that rely on math. Sponsored By Brigham Young University Mathematics Department.
- Mathematics in MoviesA large collection of movie clips about math.
- Mathematical FictionA database of mathematics in fiction.
- Quanta MagazineHighlights research in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science, and the basic life sciences for a general audience.
- Plus MagazineCovers current research in mathematics and related sciences for a non-expert audience.
- Chalkdust MagazineA "magazine for the mathematically curious."
- AperiodicalCombination magazine and blog aimed at covering the latest research and building community for those interested in mathematics.
Podcasts & Video Series
- Relatively PrimeA podcast featuring stories about mathematics and mathematicians.
- More or LessTim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4, updated weekly.
- A Brief History of MathematicsProfessor of Mathematics Marcus du Sautoy reveals the personalities behind the calculations and argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. From BBC Radio 4.
- NumberphileVideos and a podcast covering a wide range of mathematics topics.
- Stand-up MathsVideo series mixing stand-up comedy with math.
- singingbananaVideo series tackling various math topics and problems.