Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality

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Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality - Hardcover

Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality - Hardcover

by Ben Orlin
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Book Overview

A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world.

In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician.

Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star.

Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.
ISBN9780316509039
Author Ben Orlin
PublisherBlack Dog & Leventhal Publishers
GenreEducation and Relationships
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages376
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Ben Orlin

Ben Orlin is the author of Math with Bad Drawings (as well as the blog of the same name), Change is the Only Constant. Math Games With Bad Drawings, and Math Games With Bad Drawings: The Ultimate Game Collection. His writing on math and education has appeared in The Atlantic, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Vox, and Popular Science. He has taught middle and high school mathematics and has spoken about math and education at colleges and universities across the United States. He lives with his wife and two daughters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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