Maths 100 Ideas in 100 Words

Chalkdust

26 February 2025

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(Waterstones, DK) is their book that explains 100 important mathematical concepts in 100 words.

Style

Each double page spread of this book is devoted to one or two ideas and features a box containing the 100 word explanation, plus some extra information that some would call “cheating” and others would call “much appreciated”.

Control

The explanations are very well written, and the book is a really nice introduction to a load of different mathematical topics. If you’re looking for a deep and detailed discussion of some maths, then this isn’t the book for you—but you could probably tell that from the title. But if you’re looking for a book to refamiliarise yourself with some mathematical ideas and pick up some that you’ve missed along your mathematical journey, this may be the perfect book for you.

Damage

This book does a really good job of covering a lot in a short space, without skipping any crucial information or simplifying to the point of getting anything wrong.

Aggression

I would recommend this book to anyone looking to quickly learn a little bit about a load of mathematical topics. If you’ve recently studied maths, this book isn’t really for you, but it would be a great gift for someone you’re trying to explain your love of maths to.

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