Math Textbooks (Please Help!!)

Hey guys! I am an average 9th grade math student who wishes to expand his knowledge in math. can you suggest me some books which cover a large variety of topics, has challenging problems, suitable examples. it should also have a simple explanation of the topics. basically the book should make a uninterested math student like me to understand math in a better way. thank you.

p.s. It would be great if the book is available online! Thank you once again!

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Hello!!! Do you have any specific topic you are interested in??? Or do you want Olympiad Style books???

Aaghaz Mahajan - 2 years, 3 months ago

Can you suggest books for these topics- algebra, number theory, geometry, and permutations and combinations? thanks again

Jyothiraditya Datta Poduri - 2 years, 3 months ago

For Geometry :- Evan Chen's Euclidean Geometry in Mathematical Olympiads is a good start.....also, I am not really well versed with it, so I have read only this book
For Algebra :- Start your basics with Hall and Knight to get an idea of problem solving, and then there are a lot of books, for instance try Titu Andreescu or Vietnamese Olympiad books. You can also check out Putnam and Beyond for interesting problems!!
For Number Theory :- Umm, I haven't followed any specific book......there is one called Concrete Mathematics by Knuth. Try that as it covers a lot of stuff...Otherwise, there is this book, but mainly it deals with problems....
For Permutation and Combinations :- I used Kenneth H Rosen's book and also, there is this book...
That's it......and in my opinion, the wikis on Brilliant are AMAZING!!! You should start from there........and one last thing, I suggest you try this before any other book......it is a nice read!!

Aaghaz Mahajan - 2 years, 3 months ago

Thanks a TON!

Jyothiraditya Datta Poduri - 2 years, 3 months ago

No problem!! :)

Aaghaz Mahajan - 2 years, 3 months ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$