This annoyingly illustrated and diagrammed math homework helper is just as likely to cause a headache as it is to enlighten.

Jan 31, 2011 – Philip McIntosh

A an account of the lives of of some of the most tragic figures in the history of mathematics and their influence on the development of the field.

Nov 18, 2010 – Philip McIntosh

Professor Adam takes a wide ranging and somewhat eclectic journey through the mathematics of the natural world. He observes, he thinks, he does the math.

Aug 10, 2009 – Philip McIntosh

Subtitled "Pascal, Fermat, and the 17th-Century Letter that Made the World Modern," this book clearly explains a seminal correspondence in mathematical probability.

Jun 21, 2009 – Philip McIntosh

Symmetry: A Journey Into the Patterns of Nature by Marcus du Sautoy doesn't enlighten the reader with its repetitive and dull exploration of the concept of symmetry.

May 25, 2008 – Tracey Carter