Facebook Pixel

Mathematics Book Summaries

Fermat's Enigma Summary
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh 1997 315 pages
4.30
32k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory
Learning to Think at MIT
by Pepper White 1991 328 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Education
Science
Biography
Weapons of Math Destruction Summary
Weapons of Math Destruction
How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
by Cathy O'Neil 2016 259 pages
3.88
28k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Politics
The Quants Summary
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
by Scott Patterson 2010 337 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Quants Summary
The Quants
How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It
by Scott Patterson 2010 337 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Innumeracy Summary
Innumeracy
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
by John Allen Paulos 1988 180 pages
3.78
5k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Psychology
Irreligion Summary
Irreligion
A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
by John Allen Paulos 2008 158 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Atheism
Science
Philosophy
Fortune's Formula Summary
Fortune's Formula
The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
by William Poundstone 2006 386 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Data Detective Summary
The Data Detective
Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
by Tim Harford 2020 334 pages
4.12
7k+ ratings
Science
Economics
Business
Letters to a Young Mathematician Summary
Letters to a Young Mathematician
by Ian Stewart 2006 224 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics of Life Summary
Mathematics of Life
by Ian Stewart 2011 368 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Biology
Game Theory Summary
Game Theory
A Very Short Introduction
by Ken Binmore 2007 208 pages
3.15
1k+ ratings
Economics
Science
Philosophy
Smart Baseball Summary
Smart Baseball
The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball
by Keith Law 2017 304 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Baseball
Sports
American
The Data Detective Summary
The Data Detective
Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
by Tim Harford 2020 334 pages
4.12
7k+ ratings
Science
Economics
Business
How to Predict Everything Summary
How to Predict Everything
The Formula Transforming What We Know About Life and the Universe
by William Poundstone 2019 320 pages
3.19
50+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Thinking Better Summary
Thinking Better
The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
by Marcus du Sautoy 2021
3.63
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Self Help
Making Numbers Count Summary
Making Numbers Count
The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers
by Chip Heath 2022 224 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Business
Science
Communication
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Stats in the News
by Tom Chivers 2021 208 pages
4.34
100+ ratings
Science
Economics
Politics
Game Theory Summary
Game Theory
Understanding the Mathematics of Life
by Brian Clegg 2022 176 pages
3.23
100+ ratings
Science
Economics
Mathematics
Street-Fighting Mathematics Summary
Street-Fighting Mathematics
The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving
by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages
3.73
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Textbooks
The Girl With a Mind for Math Summary
The Girl With a Mind for Math
The Story of Raye Montague
by Julia Finley Mosca 2018 40 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Picture Books
Biography
Mathematics
Mathletics Summary
Mathletics
How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football
by Wayne L. Winston 2009 376 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Sports
Mathematics
Science
Math Doesn't Suck Summary
Math Doesn't Suck
How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
by Danica McKellar 2007 320 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Education
Reference
Math for Grownups Summary
Math for Grownups
by Laura Laing 2011 256 pages
3.79
100+ ratings
Reference
School
Self Help
Everything Is Predictable Summary
Everything Is Predictable
How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
by Tom Chivers 2024 384 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Six Easy Pieces Summary
Six Easy Pieces
Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
by Richard P. Feynman 1994 138 pages
4.21
29k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Our Mathematical Universe Summary
Our Mathematical Universe
My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
by Max Tegmark 2012 432 pages
4.19
8k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Deep Simplicity Summary
Deep Simplicity
Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity
by John Gribbin 2004 279 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Linear Algebra Done Right Summary
Linear Algebra Done Right
by Sheldon Axler 1995 272 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Textbooks
Algebra
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work? Summary
What Is ChatGPT Doing... and Why Does It Work?
by Stephen Wolfram 2023 143 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
GΓΆdel, Escher, Bach Summary
GΓΆdel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1979 777 pages
4.30
50k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Mathematics
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007 436 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Nexus Summary
Nexus
Small Worlds and the Groundbreaking Science of Networks
by Mark Buchanan 2002 236 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
The Calculus of Friendship Summary
The Calculus of Friendship
What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math
by Steven H. Strogatz 2009 184 pages
3.85
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Biography
Humble Pi Summary
Humble Pi
A Comedy of Maths Errors
by Matt Parker 2019 314 pages
4.11
19k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
Love Triangle Summary
Love Triangle
How Trigonometry Shapes the World
by Matt Parker 2024 352 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Humor
The Logic Of Sports Betting Summary
The Logic Of Sports Betting
by Ed Miller 2019 239 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Sports
Football
Mathematics
Harnessing Complexity Summary
Harnessing Complexity
by Robert Axelrod 2000 207 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Science
Business
Management
Shape Summary
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021 480 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Politics
Mathematical Thinking - For People Who Hate Math Summary
Mathematical Thinking - For People Who Hate Math
Level Up Your Analytical and Creative Thinking Skills. Excel at Problem-Solving and Decision-Making.
by Albert Rutherford 2021 155 pages
3.68
100+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Computer Science
Introducing Game Theory Summary
Introducing Game Theory
A Graphic Guide
by Ivan Pastine 2017 279 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Economics
Science
Business
The Fabric of Reality Summary
The Fabric of Reality
The Science of Parallel Universes β€” and Its Implications
by David Deutsch 1996 390 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Summary
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
by John von Neumann 1944 776 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Economics
Mathematics
Science
Predictive Analytics Summary
Predictive Analytics
The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die
by Eric Siegel 2013 320 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Business
Science
Technology
The Code Book Summary
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh 1999 432 pages
4.30
27k+ ratings
History
Mathematics
Technology
The Math of Life and Death Summary
The Math of Life and Death
7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives
by Kit Yates 2019 288 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Self Help
Gravity Summary
Gravity
An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
by James B. Hartle 2002 608 pages
4.24
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Polymath Summary
Polymath
Master Multiple Disciplines, Learn New Skills, Think Flexibly, and Become Extraordinary Autodidact
by Peter Hollins 2020 194 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Education
The Grapes of Math Summary
The Grapes of Math
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
by Alex Bellos 2014 322 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Symmetry Summary
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Create a free account to unlock:
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Recommendations: Get personalized suggestions
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
πŸ“– Read Summaries
All summaries are free to read in 40 languages
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
❀️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 10
πŸ“œ Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 10
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Mar 22,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8x More Books
2.8x more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
100,000+ readers
"...I can 10x the number of books I can read..."
"...exceptionally accurate, engaging, and beautifully presented..."
"...better than any amazon review when I'm making a book-buying decision..."
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Try Free & Unlock
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Settings
Appearance
Black Friday Sale πŸŽ‰
$20 off Lifetime Access
$79.99 $59.99
Upgrade Now β†’