He had met a woman who was teaching him about mathematics and eroticism.

In fact, the largest percentage of his list was devoted to books about mathematics.

We do not want, as our school-leavers, a lot of people who can talk about mathematics.

She was particularly concerned about mathematics, because I would not be able to keep up with the rest of the class.

As I developed in understanding and confidence, my feelings about mathematics changed.

"I'm still learning about the science and mathematics," her son would explain.

She was just waiting for someone to come and ask her questions about mathematics a little beyond, a little outside the book.

Students still use these ideas when they learn about mathematics.

But I had soaked up a very little about mathematics.

It helped create the boom in sales of popular books about mathematics since 1994.