Geometry and Topology
- 99 Points of Intersection: Examples, Pictures, Proofs, by Hans Walser. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
- Algebra and Geometry, by Alan F. Beardon. Reviewed by Stephen Ahearn
- Algebraic Projective Geometry, by J. G. Semple and G. T. Kneebone. Briefly noted.
- Arabesques and Geometry, by A. F. Costa and B. Gomez (Springer VideoMATH). Reviewed by Mark McKibben
- Challenges in Geometry: For Mathematical Olympians Past and Present, by Christopher J. Bradley. Briefly noted
- The Changing Shape of Geometry: Celebrating a Century of Geometry and Geometry Teaching, ed. by Chris Pritchard. Reviewed by Alexander Bogomolny
- Cinderella: The Interactive Geometry Software, by Jürgen Richter Gebert and Ulrich H. Kortenkamp. Reviewed by Ed Sandifer
- Counting on Frameworks: Mathematics to Aid the Design of Rigid Structures, by Jack E. Graver. Reviewed by Stacy G. Langton
- Differential Geometry: Curves — Surfaces — Manifolds, by Wolfgang Kühnel. Briefly noted.
- Dissections: Plane & Fancy, by Greg N. Frederickson. Reviewed by Sherman Stein
- The Eightfold Way: The Beauty of Klein's Quartic Curve, ed. by Silvio Levy. Reviewed by Ruth Michler
- Elementary Differential Geometry, by Andrew Pressley. Briefly noted.
- Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint: Geometry, by Felix Klein. Briefly noted
- Euclid's Elements, translated by Thomas L. Heath, edited by Dana Densmore. Briefly noted.
- Extension Theory, by Hermann Grassmann. Briefly Noted.
- A First Course in Topology: Continuity and Dimension, by John McCleary. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
- Flatterland, by Ian Stewart. Reviewed by Thomas F. Banchoff
- Flexagons Inside Out, by Les Pook. Reviewed by Robert McGuigan
- Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved, by Robin Wilson. Reviewed by G. L. Alexanderson
- Fractals and Chaos: The Mandelbrot Set and Beyond, by Benoit B. Mandelbrot. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
- Fractals, Graphics, and Mathematics Education, by M. L. Frame and B. B. Mandelbrot. Reviewed by George Ashline
- Fragments of Infinity: A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art, by Ivars Peterson. Reviewed by Marvin Schaefer
- Fundamental Groups and Covering Spaces, by Elon Lages Lima, translated by Jonas Gomes. Briefly noted
- A Geometrical Picture Book, by Burkard Polster. Reviewed by Elena Anne Marchisotto
- Geometrical Vectors, by Gabriel Weinreich. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
- Geometry, by David. A. Barnnan, Matthew F. Esplen, and Jeremy J. Gray. Reviewed by J. I. Hall
- Geometry: A Self-Teaching Guide, by Steve Slavin and Ginny Crisonino. Reviewed by Kara Shane Colley
- Geometry: Euclid and Beyond, by Robin Hartshorne. Reviewed by Morteza Seddighin
- Geometry and Billiards, by Serge Tabachnikov. Reviewed by William J. Satzer
- Geometry and Its Applications, 2nd edition, by Walter Meyer. Reviewed by Fernando Q. Gouvêa
- Geometry and Meaning, by Dominic Widdows. Reviewed by Annalisa Crannell
- Geometry and Interpolation of Curves and Surfaces, by Robin J. Y. McLeod and M. Louisa Baart, Briefly noted.
- Geometry at Work, ed. by Catherine A. Gorini. Reviewed by Randall J. Swift
- Geometry Civilized: History, Culture, and Technique, by J. L. Heilbron. Reviewed by David Fowler
- Geometry from Africa: Mathematical and Educational Explorations, by Paulus Gerdes. Reviewed by Karen Dee Michalowicz
- Geometry: Our Cultural Heritage, by Audun Holme. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
- The Geometry of Physics: An Introduction, Second Edition, by Theodore Frankel. Briefly noted
- The Geometry of Syzygies: A Second Course in Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Geometry, by David Eisenbud. Reviewed by David P. Roberts
- The Golden Section, by Hans Walser. Reviewed by Underwood Dudley
- Handbook of Discrete and Computational Geometry, ed. by Jacob E. Goodman and Joseph O'Rourke. Reviewed by Alex Bogomolny
- Hinged Dissections: Swinging & Twisting, by Greg N. Frederickson. Briefly noted
- An Introduction to Noncommutative Differential Geometry and its Physical Applications, by J. Madore. Briefly noted.
- Introduction to Topology, by V. A. Vassiliev. Briefly noted.
- Inversion Theory and Conformal Mapping, by David E. Blair. Reviewed by Morteza Seddighin
- János Bolyai, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and the Nature of Space, by Jeremy J. Gray. Reviewed by Victor J. Katz
- Knots: Mathematics with a Twist, by Alexei Sossinsky, translated by Giselle Weiss. Reviewed by Philip D. Straffin
- Lectures on the Icosahedron, by Felix Klein. Briefly noted
- A Long Way From Euclid, by Constance Reid. Reviewed by Sandra Kingan
- M. C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry, by Doris Schattschneider. Reviewed by Gerald L. Alexanderson
- A Mathematical Gift I: The interplay between topology, functions, geometry, and algebra, by Kenji Ueno, Koji Shiga and Shigeyuki Morita. Reviewed by Hortensia Soto-Johnson
- Mathematical Problems and Proofs: Combinatorics, Number Theory, and Geometry, by Branislav Kisacanin. Reviewed by Carl D. Mueller
- Mathematics and Art: Mathematical Visualization in Art and Education, ed. by Claude P. Bruter. Reviewed by Annalisa Crannell
- The Mathematics of Soap Films: Explorations with Maple®, by John Oprea. Reviewed by Helen Moore
- Matrix Groups: An Introduction to Lie Group Theory, by Andrew Baker. Reviewed by David P. Roberts
- Maxima and Minima Without Calculus, by Ivan Niven. Reviewed by Kara Shane Colley
- Miles of Tiles, by Charles Radin. Reviewed by Carl D. Mueller
- Mixed Hodge Structures and Singularities, by Valentine S. Kulikov. Briefly noted.
- Multiplicities and Chern Classes in Local Algebra, by Paul C. Roberts. Briefly noted.
- Non-Euclidean Geometry, by H. S. M. Coxeter. Reviewed by Robert C. Stolz
- Non-Euclidean Geometry in the Theory of Automorphic Functions, by Jacques Hadamard, edited by Jeremy J. Gray and Abe Shenitzer. Briefly noted.
- On Quaternions and Octonions, by John Horton Conway and Derek A. Smith. Reviewed by Michael Berg
- A Panoramic View of Riemannian Geometry, by Marcel Berger. Reviewed by Tan Zhang
- Plane Trigonometry for the Use of Colleges and Schools, With Numerous Examples, by Isaac Todhunter. Briefly noted.
- Polyhedra, by Peter R. Cromwell. Reviewed by Ed Sandifer
- Portraits of the Earth: A Mathematician Looks at Maps, by Timothy G. Feeman. Reviewed by Robert W. Vallin
- Practical Linear Algebra: A Geometry Toolbox, by Gerald Farin and Dianne Hansford. Reviewed by Warren Johnson
- Project Origami: Activities for Exploring Mathematics, by Thomas Hull. Reviewed by Steven Frankel
- Ruler and the Round: Classic Problems in Geometric Constructions, by Nicholas D. Kazarinoff. Reviewed by P. N. Ruane
- The Shape of Space, by Jeffrey R. Weeks. Reviewed by Colin Adams
- Six Themes on Variation, ed. by Robert Hardt. Reviewed by Ed Sandifer
- Squaring the Circle: The War Between Hobbes and Wallis, by Douglas M. Jesseph. Reviewed by David Graves
- Symmetry, by Hans Walser. Reviewed by Michele Intermont.
- A Taste of Topology, by Volker Runde. Briefly noted
- A Topological Aperitif, by Stephen Huggett and David Jordan. Reviewed by Michael Berg
- Topology Now!, by Robert Messer and Philip Straffin. Reviewed by David Richeson
- Trigonometric Delights, by Eli Maor. Reviewed by Sean Bradley
- Touching Soap Films: An Introduction to Minimal Surfaces, by A. Arnez, K. Polthier, M. Steffens, and C. Teitzel (Springer VideoMATH). Reviewed by Mark McKibben
- Using the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem: Lectures on Topological Methods in Combinatorics and Geometry, by Jiří Matoušek. Reviewed by Mihaela Poplicher
- When Topology Meets Chemistry: A Topological Look At Molecular Chirality, by Erica Flapan. Reviewed by Stacy G. Langton
- Why Knot? An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Knots, by Colin Adams. Reviewed by Philip D. Straffin
- The Wild World of 4-Manifolds, by Alexandru Scorpan. Briefly noted
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