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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
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A 1,000-page encyclopedic survey of modern mathematics by working mathematicians, organized by concept and field. Balaji says if he were stranded on a desert island this is the one book he'd want—'it's basically all of math.'
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“If I were stuck on a desert island this is the one book I want, because it's basically all of math.”
Quoted in The Anthology of Balaji's recommended reading archive.
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Twitter mention.
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“I plan to make it a first reference the next time I need to look up some mathematical theory or concept that I haven't had occasion to really use much before.”
Tao devoted a blog post to praising the book on receiving his copy, recommending it as a go-to reference.
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4 SOURCEs- balajianthology.com · Balajis Recommended Reading reading list
- twitter.com tweet
- terrytao.wordpress.com · Princeton Companion to Mathematics link
- Patrick Collison's Bookshelf reading list
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