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Books
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Call Number: AMP Library: QA27.5 .L44 2016 -
A Russian Childhood by S. Kovalevskaya; B. Stillman (Editor, Revised by, Translator); P. Y. Kochina (Assisted by)
Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 K67 A3513 -
Emmy Noether by James W. Brewer; Richard G. Smith
Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 N6 E47 -
Men of Mathematics by Eric Temple Bell
Call Number: AMP Library: QA28 B4 1937 -
Prime Obsession by John Derbyshire
Call Number: AMP Library: QA246 D47 2003 -
Women of Mathematics by Paul J. Campbell; Louise S. Grinstein
Call Number: AMP Library: QA28 W66 1987 -
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul Hoffman
Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 E68 H64 1998b -
The Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 R3 K36 1991 -
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
Call Number: AMP Library: QA29 N25 N37 1998 -
Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis; Christos Papadimitriou
Call Number: College Library: PA5615 O87 L6413 2009
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The Millennium Problems by Keith J. Devlin
Call Number: AMP Library: QA93 D485 2002 -
Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Call Number: Memorial Library: QA9.8 H63 -
Chaos by James Gleick
Call Number: AMP Library: Q172.5 C45 G54 1987 -
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
Call Number: Information School Library: 005.7 On25w -
How Not to Be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg
Call Number: AMP Library: QA99 E45 2014 -
How to Bake Pi by Eugenia Cheng
Call Number: AMP Library: QA9 .C4862 2015 -
The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy
Call Number: AMP Library: QA246 D75 2004 -
The Code Book by Simon Singh
Call Number: Steenbock Library: Z103 S56 2000 -
Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos
Call Number: AMP Library: QA141.5 B45 2010
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The Colossal Book of Mathematics by Martin Gardner
Call Number: MERIT Library: QA95 G245 2001 -
The Jinn from Hyperspace and Other Scribblings by Martin Gardner
Call Number: AMP Library: QA95 G248 2008 -
Math Hysteria by Ian Stewart
Call Number: Verona Shelving Facility: QA95 S7255 2004 -
How to Cut a Cake by Ian Stewart
Call Number: AMP Library: QA20 G35 S74 2006
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Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott
Call Number: AMP Library: QA699 A13 2010 -
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark Haddon
Call Number: Memorial Library: PR6058 A26 C87 2003 -
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Call Number: College Library: PS3569 T3868 C79 2000 -
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Call Number: College Library: PS3569 T3868 A53 2009 -
The Mathematician's Shiva by Stuart Rojstaczer
Call Number: AMP Library: PS3618 O536 M38 2014 -
Sophie's Diary by Dora Musielak
Call Number: AMP Library: PS3613 U843 S67 2012 -
Turing: a novel about computation by Christos H. Papadimitriou
Call Number: Memorial Library: PS3616 A58 T87 2003
Magazines & Websites
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We Use MathHighlights career options that rely on math. Sponsored By Brigham Young University Mathematics Department.
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Mathematics in MoviesA large collection of movie clips about math.
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Mathematical FictionA database of mathematics in fiction.
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Quanta MagazineHighlights research in mathematics, theoretical physics, theoretical computer science, and the basic life sciences for a general audience.
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Plus MagazineCovers current research in mathematics and related sciences for a non-expert audience.
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Chalkdust MagazineA "magazine for the mathematically curious."
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AperiodicalCombination magazine and blog aimed at covering the latest research and building community for those interested in mathematics.
Podcasts & Video Series
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Relatively PrimeA podcast featuring stories about mathematics and mathematicians.
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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.
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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.
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NumberphileVideos and a podcast covering a wide range of mathematics topics.
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Stand-up MathsVideo series mixing stand-up comedy with math.
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singingbananaVideo series tackling various math topics and problems.