Read about another book on the list.A Mathematician's Lament
by Paul Lockhart
"If I had to design a mechanism for the express purpose of destroying a child's natural curiosity and love of pattern-making, I couldn't possibly do as good a job as is currently being done—I simply wouldn't have the imagination to come up with the kind of senseless, soul-crushing ideas that constitute contemporary mathematics education." Does math class have to be "stupid and boring"? Lockhart, a research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching K-12 level kids, doesn't think so, and passionately explains why.
Also see Ian Stewart's top ten popular mathematics books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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