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Summer Reading List 2004
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Euclidean & Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and HistoryEuclidean & Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History by Marvin Jay Greenberg
Buy new: $94.27 / Used from: $7.00
For my geometry class. Looks bad.
Abstract AlgebraAbstract Algebra by John A. Beachy
Buy used from: $18.50
For my algebra/number theory class. Enjoyable so far.
Introductory Combinatorics (3rd Edition)Introductory Combinatorics (3rd Edition) by Richard A. Brualdi
Buy used from: $6.89
For my combinatorics class. Haven't started it yet.
Fundamentals of Complex Analysis  with Applications to Engineering,  Science, and Mathematics (3rd Edition)Fundamentals of Complex Analysis with Applications to Engineering, Science, and Mathematics (3rd Edition) by Edward B. Saff
Buy new: $101.33 / Used from: $65.00
For my complex analysis class. Good reading so far.
The Knot Book: An Elementary Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of KnotsThe Knot Book: An Elementary Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Knots by Colin C. Adams
Buy used from: $14.00
About knot theory. Not sure if I enjoy it or not.
On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related SystemsOn Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems by Kurt Gödel
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $1.76
Godel's proof. Should be fun.
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and ProbabilityConned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability by Colin Bruce
Buy new: $12.00 / Used from: $0.66
Fun little book I found in the library. Nothing deep, but good reading, nonetheless.
Schaum's Outline of Abstract Algebra (Schaum's Outlines)Schaum's Outline of Abstract Algebra (Schaum's Outlines) by Lloyd R. Jaisingh
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $4.85
It covers much of the same material as the algebra/number theory textbook. Oh well.
Introduction to Real Analysis, 3rd EditionIntroduction to Real Analysis, 3rd Edition by Robert G. Bartle
Buy new: $112.22 / Used from: $79.48
This was for my real analysis course last semester. It's fun and I will finish it soon.
Elements of the Theory of Functions and Functional AnalysisElements of the Theory of Functions and Functional Analysis by A. N. Kolmogorov
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $6.86
I've actually got a 1957 edition translated by Leo F. Boron, which only includes volume 1. It's good.
Differential Geometry, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces (Graduate Studies in Mathematics)Differential Geometry, Lie Groups, and Symmetric Spaces (Graduate Studies in Mathematics) by Sigurdur Helgason
Buy new: $72.00 / Used from: $74.78
This is abook I got out of the college library. It's big and probably not the best introduction, but I'll read it anyway.
Set Theory (Pure and applied mathematics, a series of monographs and textbooks)Set Theory (Pure and applied mathematics, a series of monographs and textbooks) by Thomas J. Jech
Buy used from: $78.21
Very dense, but I hope to learn enough this summer to get through it.
Mathematical Fallacies and ParadoxesMathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes by Bryan Bunch
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $3.01
Brief, but great reading. My friends are enjoying it too.
Philosophy of Mathematics: Structure and OntologyPhilosophy of Mathematics: Structure and Ontology by Stewart Shapiro
Book about philosophy and mathematics. This should be interesting.
Tensor Analysis on ManifoldsTensor Analysis on Manifolds by Richard L. Bishop
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.95
I have no clue what this is about. Woo!
Counterexamples in TopologyCounterexamples in Topology by Lynn Arthur Steen
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $6.48
This is for extending my knowledge of topology.
Set TopologySet Topology by R. Vaidyanathaswamy
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.59
This is to give me some knowledge of topology
History of MathematicsHistory of Mathematics by Carl B. Boyer
Buy used from: $62.35
I finally finished reading this monstrous book. Not the most exciting, but quite informative.