Resource Guides: MATH: Honors Algebra Project: Book Resources

Book Resources

There are many books on math in the Cox Library collection. You can find them mostly in the 510s:

510.1 Philosophy and theory
511 General principles of mathematics
512 Algebra
513 Arithmetic
514 Topology
515 Analysis
516 Geometry
518 Numerical analysis
519 Probabilities and applied mathematics

There are books in other areas, as well, and you should use the catalog to find them! Some of our newer books are below.

Non-Fiction

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Call Number: 510.925209 L477
The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA at the leading edge of the feminist and civil rights movement, whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space
E: the story of a number by Eli Maor
Call Number: 512.7 MAO
In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, this biography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.
Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Call Number: 510 HOF
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book applies Godel's seminal contribution to modern mathematics to the study of the human mind and the development of artificial intelligence.
Ada's Algorithm by James Essinger
Call Number: 510 LOV
James Essinger makes the case that the computer age could have started two centuries ago if Lovelace’s contemporaries had recognized her research and fully grasped its implications.
Beyond Infinity by Eugenia Cheng
Call Number: 511.3 CHE
The hilarious and charming Eugenia Cheng leads us in search of what's bigger than infinity, and smaller than its opposite

Fiction

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Call Number: YA FIC GRE
A novel with a maths-loving protagonist named Colin who wishes to advance himself from the status of prodigy to that of a genius. Colin uses mathematical equations throughout the novel, some of which are explained in the book’s appendix by mathematician Daniel Biss.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Publication Date: FIC HAD
This novel follows the story of a teenaged boy with Asperger Syndrome who loves maths and is particularly fond of prime numbers.
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; Stephen Snyder (Translator)
Call Number: FIC OGA
First published in Japanese, The Housekeeper and the Professor follows the story of a mathematician who suffers brain damage after an accident and loses his ability to form memories. He does, however, retain his passionate love for mathematics and equations
The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke; Frederik Pohl
Call Number: FiC CLA
The Last Theorem is a story of one man's mathematical obsession, and a celebration of the human spirit and the scientific method. It is also a gripping intellectual thriller in which humanity, facing extermination from all-but-omnipotent aliens, the Grand Galactics, must overcome differences of politics and religion and come together . . . or perish.