Profile Books The Great Mathematical Problems

I found this book exceeded my expectations of "popular" books on mathematics and physics topics. The explanations are comprehensive putting the problems into historical and mathematical contexts which give the reader a very good insight into why they are "great" rather than simply a bit of a puzzle. Also the author manages make the stories readable by successfully treading the fine line between being lightweight and being too rigorous to be readable. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know about the sorts of problems mathematicians wrestle with.

A great book. Highly recommended

This is a bit of a curates egg. Some chapters are good, some start well then tail off badly, and some you feel are just over views. Could do with more explanation of the maths before plunging into the more difficult concepts... or better explanations for dummies.

A present for my mathematician husband. Even though he knows most of this stuff already he is enjoying the book. I will probably read it too.

love these type of informative text on an interesting subject