Notable works of popular mathematics
Some of the most prolific popularisers of mathematics include Keith Devlin, Rintu Nath, Martin Gardner, and Ian Stewart. Titles by these three authors can be found on their respective pages.
On zero
- Charles Seife (2000). Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea. Souvenir Press. ISBN 978-0-285-63594-4.
- Robert Kaplan (2000). The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero. Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-514237-2.
- Rintu Nath (2013). Moments in Mathematics. Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology (India). ISBN 978-81-7480-224-8. Archived from the original on 2015-11-02.[circular reference]
On infinity
- Rózsa Péter (1961). Playing with Infinity: Mathematical Explorations and Excursions. Simon & Schuster.
- Rucker, Rudy (1982), Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite; Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-00172-2.
- Brian Clegg (2003). Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable. Constable and Robinson. ISBN 978-1-84119-650-3.
- Robert Kaplan & Ellen Kaplan (2004). The Art of the Infinite: Our Lost Language of Numbers. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-100886-8.
- Eugenia Cheng (2017). Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465094813.
On constants
- Petr Beckmann (1976). A History of Pi. Saint Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-38185-1.
- Eli Maor (1998). "e", The Story of a Number. Princeton. ISBN 978-0-691-05854-2.
- Mario Livio (2003). The Golden Ratio. Headline Review. ISBN 978-0-7472-4988-7.
- Julian Havil (2003). Gamma. Princeton. ISBN 978-0-691-09983-5.
On complex numbers
- Paul J. Nahin (1998). An Imaginary Tale: The Story of . Princeton. ISBN 978-0691027951.
- Paul J. Nahin (2006). Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula. Princeton. ISBN 978-0-691-11822-2.
On the Riemann hypothesis
- John Derbyshire (2004). Prime Obsession. Plume Books. ISBN 978-0-452-28525-5.
- Marcus du Sautoy (2003). The Music of the Primes: Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics. ISBN 0-06-093558-8.
- Paul J. Nahin (2021). In Pursuit of Zeta-3: The World's Most Mysterious Unsolved Math Problem. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-22759-7.
- Dan Rockmore (2006). Stalking the Riemann Hypothesis: The Quest to Find the Hidden Law of Prime Numbers. Vintage. ISBN 0-375-72772-8.
- Karl Sabbagh (2002). Dr Riemann's Zeros. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-84354-100-9.
On recently solved problems
- Robin J. Wilson (2003). Four Colours Suffice. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-100908-7.
- Simon Singh (2002). Fermat's Last Theorem. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-84115-791-0.
- Donal O'Shea (2007). The Poincaré Conjecture. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-84614-012-9.
- George G. Szpiro (2003). Kepler's Conjecture. Wiley. ISBN 0-471-08601-0.
- George G. Szpiro (2007). Poincaré's Prize. Dutton.
On classification of finite simple groups
- Mario Livio (2006). The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved. Souvenir Press. ISBN 978-0-285-63743-6.
- Mark Ronan (2006). Symmetry and the Monster. Oxford. ISBN 0-19-280722-6.
On higher dimensions
- Rucker, Rudy (1984), The Fourth Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
On introduction to mathematics for the general reader
- Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins (1941). What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-502517-2.
- Edward C. Titchmarsh (1948). Mathematics for the General Reader. Dover Publications. ISBN 0486813924.
Biographies
- Paul Hoffman (1998). The Man Who Loved Only Numbers. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-85702-811-2.
- Bruce Schechter (2000). My Brain is Open: The Mathematical Journeys of Paul Erdos. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85980-7.
- Robert Kanigel (1991). The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan. Washington Square Press. ISBN 0-671-75061-5.
- Siobhan Roberts (2006). King of Infinite Space: Donald Coxeter, the Man Who Saved Geometry. Walker Books. ISBN 0-887-84201-1.
