The Great Mathematical Problems

I bought the kindle version of this interesting and inspiring book. It has some typographical drawbacks, especially concerning the formatting of formulas. Therefore, only four of five stars.

I found this book exceeded my expectations of "popular" books on mathematics and physics topics. The explanations are comprehensive putting the problems into historical and mathematical contexts which give the reader a very good insight into why they are "great" rather than simply a bit of a puzzle. Also the author manages make the stories readable by successfully treading the fine line between being lightweight and being too rigorous to be readable. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to know about the sorts of problems mathematicians wrestle with.

A great book. Highly recommended

A present for my mathematician husband. Even though he knows most of this stuff already he is enjoying the book. I will probably read it too.

Great present for maths students