Recommended non-textbook math and physics reading

Please excuse if this is a repost. I am looking for books (not textbooks) related to math or physics for pleasure reading.

Some personal favorites I can recommend are: 1) The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio. 2)The Calculus of Friendship: What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math by Steven Stogatz 3) The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe by Anil Ananthaswamy

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I found "Fermat's Last Theorem" by Simon Singh a good read as well.

Yan Qi Huan - 7 years, 7 months ago

Richard Feynman lectures on physics

Aejeth Lord - 7 years, 7 months ago

http://www.ncert.nic.in/ncerts/textbook/textbook.htm?leph2=3-7 Must check bibliography for a long list

Ankit Chabarwal - 7 years, 7 months ago

'Gamma' by Julian Havil is excellent.

A L - 7 years, 7 months ago

How to teach Relativity to your dog by Chad Orzel. Very engaging and with occasional jokes. Also a very interesting introduction to Relativity for readers of any level (minimal Math involved).

Happy Melodies - 7 years, 7 months ago

Alice in quantumland. An allegory of quantum physics by Robert Gilmore

Ulyana Dupletsa - 7 years, 7 months ago

Thanks for the feedback.

Bry G - 7 years, 7 months ago

My personal favorites are - The Dancing Wu Li Masters by Gary Zukav ,and Edge of reason by Anil Ananthaswamy. Hope you like them!

Adithyan RK - 7 years, 7 months ago

STEPHEN HAWKING'S THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Ajmal Ima - 7 years, 7 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}`	$\boxed{123}$