Math with bad drawings : illuminating the ideas that shape our reality
Orlin, Ben2018
Books, Manuscripts
In 'Math with Bad Drawings,' Ben Orlin answers math's three big questions: Why do I need to learn this? When am I ever going to use it? Why is it so hard? The answers come in various forms-cartoons, drawings, jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Eschewing the tired old curriculum that begins in the wading pool of addition and subtraction and progresses to the shark infested waters of calculus (AKA the Great Weed Out Course), Orlin instead shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a new game of Tic-Tac-Toe, how to understand an economic crisis by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical reason why you should never buy a second lottery ticket.
Main title:
Author:
Orlin, Ben, author, illustrator
Imprint:
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2018.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780316509039 (hbk)
Dewey class:
510
LC class:
QA8.4
Language:
English
BRN:
2426178