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Math Games With Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—and Why They Matter

Ben Orlin

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Math Games With Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—and Why They Matter

by Ben Orlin
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Math Games With Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—and Why They Matter
Math Games With Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—and Why They Matter

Playful math puzzles with gloriously scruffy charm

This feels perfect for anyone who likes their math lively, clever, and a little goofy. Ben Orlin makes big ideas feel approachable through quick games you can learn almost instantly, then keep returning to because they get surprisingly deep. It has the vibe of a friend showing you something nerdy and delightful on a scrap of paper, and that easygoing humor makes the thinking part even more fun.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Math Games With Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games—and Why They Matter

by Ben Orlin
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ISBN: 9780762499861
Author: Ben Orlin
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Date of Publication: 2022-04-05
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development
Related Topics: Popular Science, Education, Mathematics, How To
Goodreads rating: 4.56
(rated by 258 readers)

Description

Bestselling author and famously poor-drawing artist Ben Orlin expands his oeuvre with an interactive collection of mathematical games. Featuring dozens of playable games, each quick to learn and offering a lasting challenge, this collection will delight, educate, and entertain. From beloved math popularizer Ben Orlin comes a chest of playable mathematical games drawn from mathematical curios, childhood classics, and soon-to-be classics. Each game is chosen to be fun, thought-provoking, and easy to play, requiring only paper, pens, and an occasional handful of coins. Orlin’s sly humor, wide knowledge, and intentionally bad drawings show how simple rules can unlock deep thinking.
 

Playful math puzzles with gloriously scruffy charm

This feels perfect for anyone who likes their math lively, clever, and a little goofy. Ben Orlin makes big ideas feel approachable through quick games you can learn almost instantly, then keep returning to because they get surprisingly deep. It has the vibe of a friend showing you something nerdy and delightful on a scrap of paper, and that easygoing humor makes the thinking part even more fun.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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