Jordan Ellenberg Books
Jordan Ellenberg is a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work covers a wide variety of mathematical topics, including arithmetic geometry and number theory. Ellenberg writes the popular column, “Do the Math” for Slate, and has had work appear in The New York Times, the Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He is also the author of the novel Grasshopper King
What's How Not to Be Wrong about?
How Not to Be Wrong gives us an intimate glimpse into how mathematicians think and how we can benefit from their way of thinking. It also explains how easily we can be mistaken when we apply mathematical tools incorrectly, and gives advice on how we can instead find correct solutions.
Who should read How Not to Be Wrong?
- Anyone interested in math
- Anyone interested in logic or philosophy
- Anyone interested in seeing the equations behind everyday situations
Shape
What's Shape about?
Shape (2021) is a love letter to geometry, addressed to those who have – or thought they had – sworn off math forever. Accessible and fascinating, it shows how geometry underpins not just objects in the physical world, but also things like games, pandemics, artificial intelligence, and even American democracy. When we understand geometry, we understand a bit more about almost everything.
Who should read Shape?
- Math haters convinced that geometry is boring
- Math lovers interested in how geometry intersects with other subjects
- The perennially curious