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		zakk on July 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Recommend a maths book for a teenager? I suggest "What Is Mathematics?" by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Mathematics%3F

blendo on July 3, 2020 [–]

My high school math professor recommended this to me 40 years ago.

I got it, then put it on a shelf for 20 years. When I picked it back up, it somehow had become delightful! Perfect subway reading.

Review: http://www.ams.org/notices/200111/rev-blank.pdf

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