{"id":207688,"date":"2021-11-11T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/?page_id=207688"},"modified":"2021-12-13T10:02:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:02:14","slug":"favorite-books-of-the-mathematics-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/faculty-staff\/favorite-books-of-the-mathematics-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Books of the Mathematics Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mathematics Department faculty created a list of their all-time favorite math books (non-textbooks). We think everyone should consider reading these!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fermats-Enigma-Greatest-Mathematical-Problem\/dp\/0385493622\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Fermat%E2%80%99s+Enigma+by+Simon+Singh&amp;qid=1636658533&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Fermat\u2019s Enigma<\/a><br \/>\nBy Simon Singh<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Zero-Biography-Dangerous-Charles-Seife\/dp\/0140296476\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=%C2%B7+Zero+by+Charles+Seife&amp;qid=1636658551&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Zero<\/a><br \/>\nBy Charles Seife<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-Who-Knew-Infinity-Ramanujan\/dp\/1476763496\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=%C2%B7+The+Man+Who+Knew+Infinity+by+Robert+Kanigel&amp;qid=1636658574&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">The Man Who Knew Infinity<\/a><br \/>\nBy Robert Kanigel<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Euclids-Window-Leonard-Mlodinow-audiobook\/dp\/B002XGLCVA\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=%C2%B7+Euclid%E2%80%99s+Window+by+Leonard+Mlodinow&amp;qid=1636658597&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">Euclid\u2019s Window<\/a><br \/>\nBy Leonard Mlodinow<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Golden-Ratio-Extraordinary-Number-Nature\/dp\/0747249873\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=%C2%B7+Golden+Ratio+by+Mario+Livio&amp;qid=1636658613&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-2-catcorr\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Ratio<\/a><br \/>\nBy Mario Livio<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Man-Who-Loved-Only-Numbers\/dp\/0786884061\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=%C2%B7+The+Man+Who+Loved+Only+Numbers+by+Paul+Hoffman&amp;qid=1636658636&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">The Man Who Loved Only Numbers<\/a><br \/>\nBy Paul Hoffman<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flatland-Romance-Dimensions-Edwin-Abbott\/dp\/B0875SRH84\/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=B0875SRH84&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Flatland<\/a><br \/>\nBy Edwin Abbott<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mr-Tompkins-Paperback-Canto-Classics\/dp\/1107604680\" target=\"_blank\">Mr Tompkins in Paperback<\/a><br \/>\nBy George Gamow<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Men-Mathematics-Touchstone-Book-Bell\/dp\/0671628186\" target=\"_blank\">Men of Mathematics<\/a><br \/>\nBy ET Bell<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beautiful-Mind-Sylvia-Nasar\/dp\/1451628420\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=a+beautiful+mind&amp;qid=1635992260&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">A Beautiful Mind<\/a><br \/>\nBy Sylvia Nasar<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mathematicians-Apology-G-H-Hardy\/dp\/1684221854\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CI9IDWPVETSE&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=a+mathematicians+apology&amp;qid=1635992376&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=a+mathematicans+a%2Cstripbooks%2C166&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">A mathematician&#8217;s apology<\/a><br \/>\nBy G. H. Hardy<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mathematics-Elementary-Approach-Ideas-Methods\/dp\/0195105192\" target=\"_blank\">What is Mathematics? <\/a>by Courant and Robbins (updated<br \/>\nBy Ian Stewart in the 1990s)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mathematical-Tourist-Updated-Snapshots-Mathematics\/dp\/0716732505\" target=\"_blank\">The Mathematical Tourist<\/a><br \/>\nBy Ivars Peterson<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/43885052-change-is-the-only-constant\" target=\"_blank\">Change is the Only Constant: The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap world<\/a><br \/>\nBy Ben Orlin<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Five-Equations-that-Changed-World\/dp\/0786881879\" target=\"_blank\">Five Equations that Changed the World (the power and poetry of mathematics)<\/a><br \/>\nBy Michael Guillen<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Children_s_Mathematics\/iyaqoAEACAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction (2nd ed.)<\/a><br \/>\nBy T. Carpenter, E. Fennema, M. Franke, L. Levi, and S. Empson.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/The_Having_of_Wonderful_Ideas_and_Other\/eqVDAwAAQBAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Having of Wonderful Ideas&#8221; and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning<\/a><br \/>\nBy E. Duckworth<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed\/hNFYPgAACAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Pedagogy of the Oppressed<\/a><br \/>\nBy P. Friere<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Reading_and_Writing_the_World_with_Mathe\/WVD7fMo1PAcC?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice.<\/a><br \/>\nBy E. Gutstein<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Mindstorms\/nDjRDwAAQBAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas. Basic Books, Inc.<\/a><br \/>\nBy S. Papert<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Classroom-Chef-Sharpen-Lessons-Meaningful\/dp\/0988217686\" target=\"_blank\">The Classroom Chef: Sharpen Your Lessons, Season Your Classes, Make Math Meaningful<\/a><br \/>\nBy J. Stevens<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Table-Talk-Math-Practical-Conversations\/dp\/1946444022\" target=\"_blank\">Table talk Math, A Practical Guide for Bringing Math Into Everyday Conversations<\/a><br \/>\nBy J. Stevens<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mathematical-Mindsets-Unleashing-Potential-Innovative\/dp\/0470894520\" target=\"_blank\">Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students&#8217; Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching<\/a><br \/>\nBy J. Boaler<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Math-Recess-Playful-Learning-Disruption\/dp\/1948334100\" target=\"_blank\">Math Recess: Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption<\/a><br \/>\nBy S. Singh<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Building-Thinking-Classrooms-Mathematics-Grades\/dp\/1544374836\" target=\"_blank\">Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning (Corwin Mathematics Series)<\/a><br \/>\nBy Peter Liljedahl<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Open-Middle-Math-Problems-Thinking\/dp\/1625311745\" target=\"_blank\">Open Middle Math: Problems That Unlock Student Thinking, 6-12<\/a><br \/>\nBy R. Kaplinsky<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mathematics-Human-Flourishing-Francis\/dp\/0300258518\" target=\"_blank\">Mathematics for Human Flourishing<\/a><br \/>\nBy Francis Su<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Productive-Math-Struggle-Corwin-Mathematics\/dp\/1544369468\" target=\"_blank\">Productive Math Struggle: A 6-Point Action Plan for Fostering Perseverance (Corwin Mathematics Series)<\/a><br \/>\nBy John SanGiovanni, Susie Katt, and Kevin Dykema<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rough-Draft-Math-Revising-Learn\/dp\/1625312067\" target=\"_blank\">Rough Draft Math: Revising to Learn<\/a><br \/>\nBy Amanda Jansen<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hacking-Mathematics-Problems-Solving-Learning\/dp\/194821203X\" target=\"_blank\">Hacking Mathematics: 10 Problems That Need Solving<\/a><br \/>\nBy Denis Sheeran<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Instant-Relevance-Experiences-Tomorrows-Lessons\/dp\/0996989595\" target=\"_blank\">Instant Relevance, Using Today&#8217;s Experiences to Teach Tomorrow&#8217;s Lessons<\/a><br \/>\nBy Denis Sheeran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mathematics Department faculty created a list of their all-time favorite math books (non-textbooks). We think everyone should consider reading these! 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