Name: Math With bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape our Reality
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Author: Ben Orlin
ISBN: 9780316509039

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Math With bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape our Reality

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ben Orlin

Publisher

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

376

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 18.5 x 3.6 cm

Weight

1.11 kg.

ISBN13

9780316509039

Synopsis "Math With bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape our Reality "

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.

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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