“Like seeing soccer through Messi’s eyes. Full of piercing insight and genial wisdom, this book made me feel like a kid riding on the shoulders of the world’s smartest grown-up.” —Ben Orlin, bestselling author of Math with Bad Drawings

“Terence Tao is one of the great mathematicians of our time—and also one of the most generous. In these pages, he invites us to spend time at his elbow, sharing what he sees across the mathematical landscape and guiding us on a tour of its central ideas.” —Steven Strogatz, New York Times bestselling author of Infinite Powers, and co-host of The Joy of Why podcast

“The best mathematician in the world has written the best math book in the world. Like many great mathematical proofs, it’s a model of simplicity, clarity, and beauty. And like many great books, it reveals deep insight not only into the world but how we understand it.” —John Urschel, former NFL player and author of Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football

“Tao beautifully distills the essence of what math is—from its humblest origins to today’s research frontiers—as only someone with his breadth of knowledge ever could.” —Grant Sanderson, creator of 3Blue1Brown

“We’re all blessed that possibly the world’s best living mathematician is also such a talented communicator.” —Brady Haran, creator of Numberphile