Dudley, Underwood

Elementary number theory by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
10 editions published between 1969 and 2008 in English and held by 900 libraries worldwide
For a first term university course.

Mathematical cranks by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
7 editions published between 1992 and 1996 in English and German and held by 887 libraries worldwide

Numerology, or, What Pythagoras wrought by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
5 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and German and held by 873 libraries worldwide
"Numerology is about numerology, which is the delusion that numbers have power over events. ... The message of the book is that numbers indeed have power, but the power is not over events, it is over the human minds. It is intended for anyone interested in human folly and requires no mathematical knowledge beyond arithmetic to understand."--Cover.

Readings for calculus ( Book )
3 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 564 libraries worldwide
"Faculty members in most disciplines provide students in beginning courses with some history of their subject, some sense not only of what was done by whom, but also of how the discipline has contributed to intellectual history. These essays, appropriate for duplicating and handing out as collateral reading aim to provide such background, and also to develop an understanding of how mathematicians view their discipline." -- p.x.

The last problem by Eric Temple Bell ( Book )
4 editions published between 1990 and 1997 in English and held by 513 libraries worldwide

A budget of trisections by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
8 editions published between 1987 and 1996 in English and German and held by 356 libraries worldwide

Is mathematics inevitable? : a miscellany ( Book )
2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 347 libraries worldwide
This is a collection of gems from the literature of mathematics that shine as brightly today as when they first appeared in print - they deserve to be seen and admired. The selections include two opposing views on the purpose of mathematics, the strong law of small numbers, the treatment of calculus in the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, several proofs that the number of legs on a horse is infinite, a deserved refutation of the ridiculous Euler-Diderot anecdote, the real story of and the Indiana legislature, the reason why Theodorus stopped proving that square roots were irrational when he got to the square root of 17, an excerpt from Mathematics Made Difficult, a glimpse into the mind of a calculating prodigy, and much more. There will be something here for anyone interested in mathematics.

A guide to elementary number theory by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 325 libraries worldwide
"A Guide to Elementary Number Theory is a 140-page exposition of the topics considered in a first course in number theory. It is intended for those who may have seen the material before but have half-forgotten it, and also for those who may have misspent their youth by not having a course in number theory and who want to see what it is about without having to wade through traditional texts, some of which approach 500 pages in length. It will be especially useful to graduate students preparing for qualifying exams. Though Plato did not quite say, "He is unworthy of the name of man who does not know which integers are the sums of two squares," he came close. This guide can make everyone more worthy."--P. [4] of cover.

The magic numbers of the professor by Owen O'Shea ( Book )
4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide

The trisectors by Underwood Dudley ( Book )
8 editions published between 1987 and 1994 in English and held by 223 libraries worldwide