Name: Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language
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Author: Ben Orlin
ISBN: 9780762499816

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Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ben Orlin

Publisher

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780762499816

Synopsis "Math for English Majors: A Human Take on the Universal Language"

If Mathematics had a Rosetta Stone... In this trailblazing work from the internet's most empathetic math teacher, Ben Orlin unravels the secrets behind the world's most confounding language. Math, it is said, is the "universal language." But if a language brings people together, why does math make so many of us feel so alone? In Math for English Majors, bestselling author Ben Orlin (Math with Bad Drawings) offers fresh insights for the mathematically perplexed and mathematical masters alike. As Orlin reveals, the "universal language" is precisely that: a language. It has nouns (numbers), verbs (calculations), and grammar (algebra). It has funny idioms ("exponential"), quirky etymologies ("squaring"), and peculiar ambiguities ("PEMDAS"). It even has its own form of literature, with equations ranging from the simple wisdom of A2 + B2 = C2 to the startling profundity of eπi + 1 = 0. Along the way, he shares relatable stories of his own mathematical misunderstandings and epiphanies, as well as the trials and triumphs of his students. And, as always, he sheds further light and levity on the subject with his inept--yet strangely effective--drawings.

Ben Orlin

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Ben Orlin is a math teacher who can't draw. Among his books are MATH WITH BAD DRAWINGS (2018), which reached number 4 on the Kindle non-fiction list; CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT (2019); MATH GAMES WITH BAD DRAWINGS (2022); and, most recently, MATH FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2024). His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Popular Science, Slate, Vox, and Los Angeles Times; he himself has appeared in the lines at ice cream shops around the world. BBC star and noted mathematician Hannah Fry once described him as "terrible at drawing".

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