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My Favourite Maths Books
Four Colours Suffice: How the Map Problem Was SolvedFour Colours Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved by Robin J. Wilson
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A good overview of various attempts to determine the least number of colours required to colour a map. Four colors will suffice. Suitable for anybody with some basic mathematics skills.
Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in MathematicsPrime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics by John Derbyshire
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A fantastic book. Suitable for the amateur number theorist, or someone who likes prime numbers. Most of the mathematics used is explained and well presented.