On this page you will find recommended readings for Math Majors. The books were selected by faculty and graduate students in the Department of Mathematics and by tutors and staff of the Math Support Center. Use the ‘filter by’ option to narrow down the selection of books to just the topic you want to explore.
Please contact the Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics Librarian, Henrik Spoon, with corrections and title suggestions.
A concrete introduction to higher algebra (12656388)
Pub year: 2009
Format: Online
A Course in Arithmetic (12622912)
Pub year: 1973
Format: Online
A First Course in Abstract Algebra (4519622)
Pub year: 2003
Format: Print
A friendly introduction to number theory (3157707)
Pub year: 1997
Format: Print
A most elegant equation: Euler's formula and the beauty of mathematics (13078446)
Pub year: 2017
Format: Print
A singular mathematical promenade (13084503)
Pub year: 2017
Format: Print
Adventures of a mathematician (13078295)
Pub year: 1991
Format: Online
African American firsts in science and technology (3484608)
Pub year: 1999
Format: Print
Algebraic curves: an introduction to algebraic geometry (1601414)
Pub year: 1989
Format: Print
Algebraic theory of numbers (11389345)
Pub year: 2008
Format: Online
Amusements in Mathematics (12129344)
Pub year: 2005
Format: Online
An equation for every occasion: fifty-two formulas and why they matter (13084510)
Pub year: 2014
Format: Online
An illustrated theory of numbers (10061074)
Pub year: 2017
Format: Print
An Imaginary Tale: The Story of i (9830275)
Pub year: 2010
Format: Online
An introduction to the theory of numbers (6378112)
Pub year: 2008
Format: Print
Analysis by Its History (12001424)
Pub year: 2008
Format: Online
Pub year: 2016
Format: Online
Pub year: 2016
Format: Online
Archimedes' revenge: the joys and perils of mathematics (1536031)
Pub year: 1988
Format: Print
Pub year: 2017
Format: Print
Arithmetical excursions: an enrichment of elementary mathematics (11042004)
Pub year: 1961
Format: Print
Aspiring and inspiring : tenure and leadership in academic mathematics (15891147)
Pub year: 2023
Format: Print
Basic language of mathematics (8692746)
Pub year: 2014
Format: Online
Pub year: 2019
Format: Online
Beautiful, simple, exact, crazy: mathematics in the real world (13078065)
Pub year: 2015
Format: Online
Beyond infinity: an expedition to the outer-limits of mathematical universe (13078290)
Pub year: 2017
Format: Online
Birth of a theorem: a mathematical adventure (8894962)
Pub year: 2015
Format: Print
Bridges to infinity: the human side of mathematics (898371)
Pub year: 1983
Format: Print
Calculus gems: brief lives and memorable mathematics (13084791)
Pub year: 2007
Format: Online