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clintonwatton's review
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Among all of the math books I have read, few present the more advance and abstract areas of the subject in such a playful and accessible way. Milo tackles ideas of topology, shape, dimension, automata, etc. in a manner that is not overwhelming yet sparks curiosity. As a math teacher and someone who holds a graduate degree in mathematics, I highly recommend this book to anyone that may have a mind for exploring different ways of thinking and to learn about a less dull side of mathematics that is rarely seen in traditional classrooms.
thejoyofbooking's review against another edition
5.0
I adored this book. It's true to its premise - no numbers, but mind-blowing mathematical ways about thinking about everything in the entire universe (literally). I was even more shocked when I read the author's bio and realized how young he is. The tone is so inviting and mature, I expected the book to be written by a long-time college professor or something, someone who had learned how to introduce people to a complex topic. Perhpas it's unfair that the author's youth makes the tone so much more impressive to me, but it's true. This will be on my recommended and re-read lists for sure.
saepsi's review against another edition
4.25
a good introduction to what "real math" is for the non-mathematician. I promise it's actually understandable and not too annoying and my recommendation isn't just coming from my bias as a huge proponent of numberless math and abstraction of anything and everything. you will like the math. come closer.
for anyone who's studied math past high school, the math presented is pretty basic and surface-level, but it's written in a fun and engaging manner so I still recommend it. sometimes it's useful to look at things from a more relaxed, intuitive perspective and this book is great for that (without getting too bogged down in history and people and other things that aren't math, the way a lot of pop math books do). also reading it reaffirmed to me that algebra is the best <3 love when there's things and stuff.
for anyone who's studied math past high school, the math presented is pretty basic and surface-level, but it's written in a fun and engaging manner so I still recommend it. sometimes it's useful to look at things from a more relaxed, intuitive perspective and this book is great for that (without getting too bogged down in history and people and other things that aren't math, the way a lot of pop math books do). also reading it reaffirmed to me that algebra is the best <3 love when there's things and stuff.
esraa_gibreen's review against another edition
5.0
لا أجرؤ على وصفه بإنه كتاب رياضي، لكنه باستخدام أساليب بسيطة يحوم حول مفاهيم رياضية مركبة مثل:
Manifolds
Poincaré's conjecture
Symmetric & Dihedral groups
Gödel's incompleteness theorem
Standard Model
Manifolds
Poincaré's conjecture
Symmetric & Dihedral groups
Gödel's incompleteness theorem
Standard Model