Here’s Looking at Euclid

In Here’s Looking at Euclid Alex Bellos takes us on an informative tour of some concepts from mathematics.  His tone is interesting & conversational and he relates his information in a way that even the non “math nerd” will understand.  I found myself sharing some of the concepts covered with my co-workers (all of whom are a bit math phobic).

He takes a scattershot look at topics beginning with the concept of numbers and counting and moving on to include special irrationals (pi in particular), mathematical puzzles as recreation, infinite series, phi (or the golden ratio), probability (particularly as it relates to gambling), statistics in the world, and the concept of infinity.

An interesting book I would recommend to anyone.  The math expert will find the stories interesting too.