Reading: The Greeks, A Global history - Roderick Beaton
I would recommend both if either subject interests you.
“Is Math Real?” is a really fun book, and gives the brain a lot to chew on. It asks the “stupid questions” of math and explains why they aren’t so stupid.
“The Greeks” is incredibly well written and researched, and goes into many details that aren’t well known about Greek history. This is a subject that has always interested me because of my heritage, and I have learned a lot.
Last Book: Is Math Real? - Eugenia Chang
Reading: The Greeks, A Global history - Roderick Beaton
I would recommend both if either subject interests you.
“Is Math Real?” is a really fun book, and gives the brain a lot to chew on. It asks the “stupid questions” of math and explains why they aren’t so stupid.
“The Greeks” is incredibly well written and researched, and goes into many details that aren’t well known about Greek history. This is a subject that has always interested me because of my heritage, and I have learned a lot.
Would you care to share any examples of the math questions?
I can give you the first one!
The book opens up with “Why does 1 + 1 = 2?”, and goes on to explain an answer to the question, including ways where “1 + 1 != 2” and why.