>implying we can find the best math texts

Elementary Calculus
Apostol, Calculus Volume 1

Lax & Terrell, Calculus With Applications;

Courant & John, Introduction to Calculus and Analysis I;

Adams & Essex, Calculus


Multivariable Calculus: Differentiation

Flanigan & Kazdan, Calculus Two
Binmore & Davies, Calculus: Concepts and Methods; 

Courant & John, Introduction to Calculus and Analysis II/A;

Duistermaat & Kolk, Multidimensional Real Analysis: Differentiation


Multivariable Calculus: Integration with Forms
Edwards, Advanced Calculus: A Differential Forms Approach
Sjamaar, Manifolds and Differential Forms;

Bachman, A Geometric Approach to Differential Forms;

Duistermaat & Kolk, Multidimensional Real Analysis: Integration


Multivariable Calculus: Both
Hubbard & Hubbard, Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms
Fleming, Functions of Several Variables

Shurman, Calculus and Analysis in Euclidean Space

Discrete Mathematics/Intro to Proofs

Rosen, Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications

Epp, Discrete Mathematics with Applications

Introduction to Probability
Feller, An Introduction to Probability Theory and its Applications Vol 1

Blitzstein & Hwang, Introduction to Probability;

Ross, A First Course in Probability

Stirzaker, Elementary Probability

Grinstead & Snell, Introduction to Probability


Combinatorics
Bona, A Walk Through Combinatorics

Bollobas, Combinatorics

Brualdi, Introductory Combinatorics

Polya, Tarjan & Woods, Notes on Introductory Combinatorics
Herbert Wilf, “Generatingfunctionology”

Petersen, T. Kyle, “One, Two, Skip a Few…” (inquiry-based combinatorics)

Van Lint & Wilson, A Course in Combinatorics*;

Introductory Linear Algebra
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Strang, Introduction to Linear Algebra
Solomon, Linear Algebra, Geometry and Transformation;

Beauregard & Fraleigh, Linear Algebra


Dynamical Systems
Palais & Palais, Differential Equations, Mechanics, and Computation
Hirsch, Smale & Devaney, Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos; Pontryagin, Ordinary Differential Equations;

Hubbard & West, Differential Equations: A Dynamical Systems Approach;

Strogatz, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos;

Abraham & Shaw, Dynamics: The Geometry of Behaviour;

Arrowsmith & Place: An Introduction To Dynamical Systems


Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
Logan, Applied Partial Differential Equations;

Borthwick, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations;

Olver, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations

Strauss, Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction*

Abstract Linear Algebra
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Katznelson, A Terse Introduction to Linear Algebra

Valenza, Linear Algebra as an Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
Axler, Linear Algebra Done Right;

Cooperstein, Advanced Linear Algebra;

Weintraub, A Guide to Advanced Linear Algebra

Golan, Foundations of Linear Algebra

Shafarevich & Remizov, Linear Algebra and Geometry

Roman, Advanced Linear Algebra*

Dym, Linear Algebra in Action*

Loehr, Advanced Linear Algebra*

Greub, Linear Algebra*

Introductory Abstract Algebra

*Artin, Algebra
Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra;

Goodman, Algebra: Abstract and Concrete

Lauritzen, Concrete Abstract Algebra;

Mac Lane & Birkhoff, Algebra

Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra;
Dummit and Foote, Abstract Algebra


Geometry
Reid & Szendroi, Geometry and Topology
Coxeter, Introduction to Geometry;

Stillwell, The Four Pillars of Geometry;

Guggenheimer, Plane Geometry and Its Groups;

Brannan, Esplen, & Gray, Geometry
Hitchman, Geometry with an Introduction to Cosmic Topology


Fourier Analysis
Stein & Shakarchi, Fourier Analysis
Tolstov, Fourier Series;

Koerner, A First Look at Fourier Analysis
Katznelson, Introduction to Harmonic Analysis

Pereyra & Ward, Harmonic Analysis: From Fourier to Wavelets


Complex Analysis
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Wegert, Visual Complex Functions
Kodaira, Complex Analysis;

Needham, Visual Complex Analysis;

Markushevich, Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable


Introduction to Topology
Brown, Topology and Groupoids;
Janich, Topology;

Sieradski, An Introduction to Topology and Homotopy;

Mendelson, Introduction to Topology;

Croom, Principles of Topology;

Armstrong, Basic Topology;

Crossley, Essential Topology

Flegg, From Geometry to Topology

Munkres, Topology

Classical Differential Geometry
do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces;
Bar, Elementary Differential Geometry;

Pressley, Elementary Differential Geometry;

Kuhnel, Differential Geometry;

Guggenheimer, Differential Geometry


Introductory Real Analysis
Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis;

Abbott, Understanding Analysis;

Tao, Analysis Volumes 1 & 2;  

Bressoud, A Radical Approach to Real Analysis; 

Pugh, Real Mathematical Analysis;

Strichartz, The Way of Analysis;

Krantz, Real Analysis and Foundations;

Berberian, A First Course in Real Analysis;

Ross, Elementary Real Analysis;

Apostol, Mathematical Analysis;

Protter & Morrey, A First Course in Real Analysis

Probability Theory

Billingsley, Probability and Measure

Durrett, Probability: Theory and Examples

Jacod & Protter, Probability Essentials

Chung, A Course in Probability Theory


Introduction to Number Theory
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Ireland & Rosen, A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory
Baker, A Concise/Comprehensive Introduction to Number Theory;

Edwards, Higher Arithmetic

Apostol, Introduction to Analytic Number Theory + Modular Functions and Dirichlet Series in Number Theory.


Galois Theory

Stewart, Galois Theory

Mathematical Logic
Kristiansen & Leary, A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic
Enderton, A Mathematical Introduction to Logic;

Johnstone, Notes on Logic and Set Theory
Hamilton, Logic for Mathematicians

Introduction to Set Theory

Enderton, Elements of Set Theory

Devlin, The Joy of Sets


Category Theory
Lawvere & Schanuel, Conceptual Mathematics: A First Introduction to Categories
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Leinster, Basic Category Theory;

Awodey, Category Theory

Riehl, Category Theory in Context


Commutative Algebra

Altman and Kleiman, A Term of Commutative Algebra

Atiyah MacDonald, Introduction to Commutative Algebra

Reid, Commutative Algebra with a View to Algebraic Geometry


Books that Andrew wants everyone to read

Szekeres: A Course in Modern Mathematical Physics;

Escher & Amann: Analysis 1, 2, & 3.

Kurzweil and Stellmacher, The Theory of Finite Groups;

Graduate Texts

Classical References:

Mac Lane, Categories for the Working Mathematician (1971)
Halmos, Finite-Dimensional Vector Spaces (1942)
Lang, Algebra (1965)
Bourbaki, General Topology, vols I & II (1966)
Chevalley, Theory of Lie Groups (1943)

Warner, Foundations of Differentiable Manifolds and Lie Groups (1971)
Lang, Differential Manifolds (1972)
Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis (1966)
Folland, Real Analysis (1984)

Dunford & Schwartz, Linear Operators, vols I, II & III (1958)

Hewitt & Ross, Abstract Harmonic Analysis, vols I & II (1963)

Yosida, Functional Analysis
Kobayashi & Nomizu, Foundations of Differential Geometry, vols I & II (1963)
Hirsch, Differential Topology (1976)
Spanier, Algebraic Topology (1966)
Gunning & Rossi, Functions of Several Complex Variables (1965)
Hartshorne, Algebraic Geometry (1978)
Shoenfield, Mathematical Logic (1967)
Weil, Basic Number Theory (1967)
Cutland, Computability (1980)

Zeidler, Nonlinear Functional Analysis and its Applications

Taylor, Partial Differential Equations

Kallenberg, Foundations of Modern Probability (1997)

May, A Concise Course in Algebraic Topology (1999)

Lax, Functional Analysis (2002)

*feel free to add grad-level recommendations here*