Table Of Content

COVER Page: 1 TITLE PAGE Page: 2 COPYRIGHT Page: 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page: 4 DEDICATION Page: 5 INTRODUCTION Page: 8 IHOW TO THINK LIKE A MATHEMATICIAN Page: 10 1. Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe Page: 11 2. What Does Math Look Like to Students? Page: 14 3. What Does Math Look Like to Mathematicians? Page: 15 4. How Science and Math See Each Other Page: 18 5. Good Mathematician vs. Great Mathematician Page: 20 IIDESIGN: THE GEOMETRY OF STUFF THAT WORKS Page: 24 6. We Built This City on Triangles Page: 25 7. Irrational Paper Page: 28 8. The Square-Cube Fables Page: 30 9. The Game of Dice Page: 34 10. An Oral History of the Death Star Page: 37 IIIPROBABILITY: THE MATHEMATICS OF MAYBE Page: 44 11. The 10 People You Meet in Line for the Lottery Page: 45 12. Children of the Coin Page: 49 13. What Does Probability Mean in Your Profession? Page: 51 14. Weird Insurance Page: 53 15. How to Break the Economy with a Single Pair of Dice Page: 57 IVSTATISTICS: THE FINE ART OF HONEST LYING Page: 62 16. Why Not to Trust Statistics Page: 63 17. The Last .400 Hitter Page: 67 18. Barbarians at the Gate of Science Page: 70 19. The Scoreboard Wars Page: 74 20. The Book Shredders Page: 82 VON THE CUSP: THE POWER OF A STEP Page: 86 21. The Final Speck of Diamond Dust Page: 87 22. Bracketology Page: 90 23. One State, Two State, Red State, Blue State Page: 93 24. The Chaos of History Page: 96 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Page: 100 DISCOVER MORE Page: 101 ENDNOTES Page: 102

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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.