Jordan Ellenberg

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking (2014)

A better than average "Math is cool and is about helping you be a better thinker" type of book. Some notables:A … teacher’s least favorite thing to hear from a student is “ I get the concept but I couldn’t do the problems.” Thought the student doesn’t know it, this is shorthand for “I don’t get ...

The Grasshopper King (2003)