万民数学
Mathematics for the million
Lancelot Thomas Hogben · 初版 1936 年
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为什么值得读
- 历史与人物传记自然交融
- 概念演进配合大量插图讲解
- 叙事生动降低理解门槛
Lancelot Hogben在这本著名著作中仅以最基础的知识为起点，带领读者完成了从简单算术到微积分的全部学习历程。他极富启发性的讲解专为那些希望理解数学在现代文明中的地位、却又被其所谓难度吓退的人量身打造。数学是关于大小、形状与秩序的语言——Hogben在书中表明，人们不仅能掌握这种语言，更能乐在其中。
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……这清单从我上高中还没学微积分起基本就没怎么变过：W.W. 索耶《微积分是关于什么的？》和《数学家的狂喜》；柯朗与罗宾《什么是数学？》；霍格本《大众数学》（Mathematics for the Million）；史坦豪斯《数学快照》；伊瓦斯·彼得森《数学游记》；戴维斯与赫什《数学经验》；波利亚《怎样解题》；达莱尔·哈夫《统计数字会撒谎》；麦格维《概率……
…which really hasn't changed much since I was in high school and hadn't taken calculus: W.W. Sawyer, What is Calculus About? and Mathematician's Delight Courant and Robbins, What is Mathematics? Hogben, Mathematics for the Million Steinhaus, Mathematical Snapshots Ivars Peterson, The Mathematical Tourist Davis and Hersh, The Mathematical Experience Polya, How to Solve It Huff, How to Lie With Statistics McGervey, Probabilities…
……通过人类发现数学各个分支的叙事方式来教授数学基础：《非数学家的数学》（Mathematics for the Nonmathematician）https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Nonmathematician-Morris-K... 或者《大众数学》（Mathematics for the Million）https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Million-Master-Magic-Numb...。这两本里我更喜欢克莱因那本，不过两本都很棒，虽然几何比重有点大，因为早期数学研究很大重点都在几何上……
…teach the fundamentals of math through a narrative as humans discovered the various parts: "Mathematics for the Nonmathematician" https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Nonmathematician-Morris-K... or "Mathematics for the Million" https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Million-Master-Magic-Numb... Of the two I prefered Kline's book but they are both good, albeit a bit heavy on geometery as that was a big focus of early math research.…
我一直挺喜欢兰斯洛特·霍格本的《大众数学》（Mathematics for the Million）。
I've always liked "Mathematics for the Million" by Lancolet Hogben.
你可以试试《大众数学》（Mathematics for the Million）http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Million-Master-Magic-Numbe... 。
You could try Mathematics for the Million http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Million-Master-Magic-Numbe... .
我觉得兰斯洛特·霍格本初版于1937年的《大众数学》（Mathematics for the Million）把历史与传记、概念与计算、解释与插图结合得非常引人入胜。
I found Lancelot Hogben's "Mathematics for the Million", originally published in 1937, to combine history and biography, concepts and calculations, explanations and illustrations, in a very engaging manner.
我立刻想到的是兰斯洛特·霍格本的《大众数学》（Mathematics For The Million）。我真的很喜欢它，因为它把数学的发展置于其历史背景之中。
The one that immediately springs to mind is "Mathematics For The Million" by Lancelot Hogben. I really enjoyed it because it places mathematical developments in their historical context.