Math with Bad Drawings

Math has a reputation for being dry, difficult, and disconnected from everyday life. Ben Orlin—former math teacher and creator of the popular blog Math with Bad Drawings—shows that it is instead a deeply human way of thinking, full of surprising ideas, humor, and creativity.
Using deliberately simple illustrations and lively examples drawn from sports, politics, relationships, games, and daily life, Orlin explains fundamental mathematical concepts without relying on technical jargon. Along the way, he explores what mathematics can and cannot tell us, why abstraction matters, and how mathematical thinking shapes the modern world.
Witty, accessible, and intellectually engaging, Math with Bad Drawings invites readers of all backgrounds to rediscover mathematics not as a collection of formulas, but as an imaginative way of understanding reality. (hachettebookgroup.com)