Popular mathematics

Popular mathematics is mathematical presentation aimed at a general audience. Sometimes this is in the form of books which require no mathematical background and in other cases it is in the form of expository articles written by professional mathematicians to reach out to others working in different areas.

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.

On infinity

On constants

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

On recently solved problems

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

On introduction to mathematics for the general reader

Biographies

Magazines and journals

The journals listed below can be found in many university libraries.

  • American Mathematical Monthly is designed to be accessible to a wide audience.
  • The Mathematical Gazette contains letters, book reviews and expositions of attractive areas of mathematics.
  • Mathematics Magazine offers lively, readable, and appealing exposition on a wide range of mathematical topics.
  • The Mathematical Intelligencer is a mathematical journal that aims at a conversational and scholarly tone.
  • Notices of the AMS - Each issue contains one or two expository articles that describe current developments in mathematical research, written by professional mathematicians. The Notices also carries articles on the history of mathematics, mathematics education, and professional issues facing mathematicians, as well as reviews of books, plays, movies, and other artistic and cultural works involving mathematics.

Audio and video

  • Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem is available in audio and there is also a Horizon television program.

Museums

Several museums aim at enhancing public understanding of mathematics:

In the United States:

In Austria:

  • Haus der Mathematik, Wien

In Germany:

In Italy

References

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