Letters to a Young Mathematician (Paperback)

from vpfluke

This is fairly well written series of letters written to a young girl thinking of a career in mathematics. Over the course of the book, the letters address the satisfactions of mathematics, and the occasional frustrations of those who pursue a career in this field. I breezed through the book, but...

from mapalumbo

Searching for a reflective memoir, I perused Ian Stewart's Letter's to a Young Mathematician and found some great advice. Stewart writes letters of advice to a fictional "Meg" as she journeys from high school mathematics through work at a University. Stewart has a great writing style and his lett...

from austin.sears

Short. Informative. The format of quick letters to a student limits the depth and type of information imparted. Since it is meant as information to a general reader, you can't expect too much truly helpful advice. Since it is trying to explain what higher level math is and mathematicians do to a ...

from austin.sears

Short. Informative. The format of quick letters to a student limits the depth and type of information imparted. Since it is meant as information to a general reader, you can't expect too much truly helpful advice. Since it is trying to explain what higher level math is and mathematicians do to a ...