Select a book from the following list to read during the semester. If you find an interesting math book not on this list you would rather read instead, simply clear the book with me before you start to read. The secret planet is Neptune. Turn in a typed-on-paper book report of approximately 3 pages in length analyzing the book and the mathematics found therein. Give a full bibliographic citation of the book in your report.

Get your book selection approved before October 18. The report is due by November 27.

Also send the report to the class e-mail list the same day you turn in the paper copy.

Suggested books:
* Natures Numbers by Ian Stewart
* Flatland by Edwin Abott
* Sphereland by Dionys Burger
* Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos
* Beyond Numeracy by John Allen Paulos
* A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper by John Allen Paulos
* The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty by K. C. Cole
* Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions by Martin Gardner
* Fantasia Mathematica edited by Clifton Fadiman
* Math and Logical Games by Franco Agostini
* Another Fine Math You've Got Me Into by Ian Stewart
* How to Think With Numbers by Robert L. Hershey
* Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics by Paul Hoffman
* Islands of Truth: A Mathematical Mystery Cruise by Ivars Peterson
* The Mathematical Tourist: Snapshots of Modern Mathematics by Ivars Peterson
* Strength in Numbers: Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life by Sherman K. Stein
* From Here to Infinity by Ian Stewart
* Five Golden Rules: Great Theories of 20th-century Mathematics and Why They Matter by John L. Casti
* Go Figure!: Using Math to Answer Everyday Imponderables by Clint Bookhart