Math with Bad Drawings: Illuminating the Ideas That Shape Our Reality - Hardcover
by Ben Orlin
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Black Dog & Leventhal PublishersISBN-13:9780316509039ISBN-10:316509035UPC:9780316509039Book Category:Mathematics, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Essays, Education, History & PhilosophySize:9.30 x 7.30 x 1.40 inchesWeight:2.4515Product ID:SC7PEKR5HS
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. ...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Black Dog & Leventhal PublishersISBN-13:9780316509039ISBN-10:316509035UPC:9780316509039Book Category:Mathematics, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Essays, Education, History & PhilosophySize:9.30 x 7.30 x 1.40 inchesWeight:2.4515Product ID:SC7PEKR5HS
Ben Orlin is the author of the blog Math With Bad Drawings. He also writes on topics related to math for the Atlantic, Slate, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune. He began his teaching career in Oakland, California, and later taught at King Edward's School in Birmingham, England. He lives with his wife, a mathematician, in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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