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On 30 Dec 2006 14:59:26 -0800, "C" <cmiller5277@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Hello all,
>
> I'm going to be studying abroad next semester in Budapest,
>Hungary, and thinking ahead for the 10+ hour plane ride I'm going to
>have (along with loads of downtime the first week or so), I was
>wondering if anyone could suggest an interesting math or physics book I
>could read during that time. I'm not looking for any kind of textbook
>or anything here, but still something intelligent that I can pick up at
>a Barnes & Noble or Borders or something along those lines. I've seen
>the book "Not Even Wrong" by Peter Woit a couple of places, has anyone
>been fortunate enough to read that yet?
>
>Any input / suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
>
>Corey
Gullberg's "Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers"
( great book --- will last for the whole ride!)
Hardy's "A Mathematician's Apology"
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