A Course of Pure Mathematics
G. H. Hardy · 1908
Hardy's celebrated introduction to real analysis, rigorous and beautifully written.
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Analysis
Calculus
Calculus Made Easy
Silvanus P. Thompson · 1914
A famously gentle introduction to differential and integral calculus for the self-learner.
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Foundations
On the Study and Difficulties of Mathematics
Augustus De Morgan · 1831
An essay on how to learn mathematics, still strikingly relevant for today's students.
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Geometry
The Elements
Euclid (trans. Thomas Heath) · 1908
The foundational work of axiomatic geometry, in Heath's classic English translation.
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Number Theory
The Theory of Numbers
Robert D. Carmichael · 1914
A concise classical introduction to elementary number theory.
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Recreational
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Edwin A. Abbott · 1884
A satirical novella about dimension and perspective — a perennial favourite of mathematicians.
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