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Mathematics, in a sense, is logic let loose in the field of the imagi- nation Margaret Wertheim

Visit us online at penguinrandomhouse.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available eISBN 9780451480941 The artwork in this book was created using Higgins inks on paper, Photoshop CC (I heart Kyle Brushes), and Rebelle The main text was lettered with hand-carved bamboo calligraphy pens (that I bought on the street outside Shanghai) and ink. Soundtrack provided by OmWriter. If you ask me, math is not very lovable. I know Im not alone here either. in Americans hate math. Yay Math! Boo Math! Thats like 40%! Yay! Yuck.

Did you just use math to explain how much you dont like it? A space alien? What do you know about math? Well, math is understood all over the earth, no mat- ter what language people speak. + = Except .. youre not from earth! Nope, but thankfully scientists sent math out to space! Scientists took examples of life on Earth things like languages, music, and math- and put them onto golden records. Binary Addition Fractions Multiplication The math went on golden records Golden records went aboard voyager spacecrafts The golden records went on space probes they sent into deep space for curious aliens like me to find! They sent you math? No wonder aliens dont come visit! They should have sent cook- ies! What are cookies? Ill make you some! Theyre so much better than math! Scientists took examples of life on Earth things like languages, music, and math- and put them onto golden records. Binary Addition Fractions Multiplication The math went on golden records Golden records went aboard voyager spacecrafts The golden records went on space probes they sent into deep space for curious aliens like me to find! They sent you math? No wonder aliens dont come visit! They should have sent cook- ies! What are cookies? Ill make you some! Theyre so much better than math! Lets see I just need cups flour + cup sugar + cup brown sugar + cup butter Hmm looks like I need of these to equal a cup WAIT. Baking is just a bunch of math, isnt it? (whoa.) In fact, this whole recipe is basically a word problem! Fractions Conversions Temperature Time Chocolate But isnt that a good thing? Without those measure- ments and fractions, what would you end up with? A burnt pile of mush.

I guess you have point. Okay, you see this math problem here? x I am going to try to love it! (Maybe if I stare at it and think about cookies) x Nope, Im already bored. What if I jazz it up with some extra numbers? 8910785(6/12) x 5000.16 = 16/a+b and add some of these symbols Whoops. You got a little carried away. Hold here to shake This is way too much math. Can we shake the book and make some numbers fall out? x Just hold it tight and give it a few good shakes.

Hold here to shake Whew! Thanks! #4/4 Math is just so boring its not like you can dance to it. Actually, you can! Music has a lot of math in it. Time signature over note value for each beat tells you how many beats in a bar quarter note = note or beat bar equals beats whole note = 4/4 note or beats Pythagoras (Ancient Greek smart dude) In fact, it was a mathematician who discovered that different lengths of string produce different musical sounds. Whew! Thanks! #4/4 Math is just so boring its not like you can dance to it. Actually, you can! Music has a lot of math in it. $3.00 + $2.05 = $5.05 Soccer 3.00 Teddy 2.05 Total $5.05 Because of his math, youre able to make the guitars you have today! WELP, thanks for ruining music for me. $3.00 + $2.05 = $5.05 Soccer 3.00 Teddy 2.05 Total $5.05 Because of his math, youre able to make the guitars you have today! WELP, thanks for ruining music for me.

Now all I hear are numbers! G octaves 2/3 (the whole string) I think youre missing the point. Math isnt all about num- bers. Arithmetic (another word for math with numbers) is super helpful But its only one part of math. Math is also about exploring! About finding new ways to get plac- es, and helping you find your way back. For centuries, sailors navigated using the stars, special measur- ing tools, and lots of math! Latitude lines Longitude lines Chronometer Sextant Modern explorers calculate how much force (and fuel!) is needed to get a rocket past your atmosphere and out into space. Take that, gravity! Math is also about exploring! About finding new ways to get plac- es, and helping you find your way back.

For centuries, sailors navigated using the stars, special measur- ing tools, and lots of math! Latitude lines Longitude lines Chronometer Sextant Modern explorers calculate how much force (and fuel!) is needed to get a rocket past your atmosphere and out into space. Take that, gravity! Speaking of exploring, youve barely checked out earth! We have lots of beautiful things to see! Math is here, in your nature too! Math is about finding shapes and patterns Symmetry (where or more parts match each other) Fractal (a special pattern made up of smaller copies of itself) 1.618 the golden ratio Oh no you dont! Youre making it all about math again! But its my turn to teach you something. Introducing earths greatest invention: Pizza. Speaking of exploring, youve barely checked out earth! We have lots of beautiful things to see! Math is here, in your nature too! Math is about finding shapes and patterns Symmetry (where or more parts match each other) Fractal (a special pattern made up of smaller copies of itself) 1.618 the golden ratio Oh no you dont! Youre making it all about math again! But its my turn to teach you something. Introducing earths greatest invention: Pizza. That does look interesting! How big is that thing? Oh, thats easy.

Its um Wait. How do you measure this thing? I know! And the answer is easy as pie! Pi represents a number. Its a super long number, so you usually shorten it to 3.14. This Pi Not this Pie Circumference Diameter Its a sort of cheat code to figure out the size of a circle. x diameter equals circumference Pi is also whats called an irrational number, which means it goes on forever and never repeats! Like this! = 3.14159265358979 That does look interesting! How big is that thing? Oh, thats easy. Its um Wait.