I'd known that Danica McKellar (Winnie from The Wonder Years) had become a mathematician, and I knew about her Stuff pinups.
I hadn't realized that she was also releasing a non-fiction YA book on math. I suspect that Math Doesn't Suck will have images that are slightly less adult-oriented than the ones in that Stuff shoot (although I don't doubt that a few of the sales will go to fans who could care less about math), but it'll probably be a pretty good book for actual, real-life kids. I'll wait for a few reviews to see if it skews too young for Elayna (the "9-12" indicator says it will, but the topics mentioned imply it won't).
I hadn't realized that she was also releasing a non-fiction YA book on math. I suspect that Math Doesn't Suck will have images that are slightly less adult-oriented than the ones in that Stuff shoot (although I don't doubt that a few of the sales will go to fans who could care less about math), but it'll probably be a pretty good book for actual, real-life kids. I'll wait for a few reviews to see if it skews too young for Elayna (the "9-12" indicator says it will, but the topics mentioned imply it won't).
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Date: 2007-07-26 02:37 pm (UTC)It's going on my list for when I have money again.
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Date: 2007-07-26 04:47 pm (UTC)http://andrewfarago.livejournal.com/16145.html
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Date: 2007-07-26 09:53 pm (UTC)I also saw somewhere where she solved some problem as an undergraduate that others had been having problems with for years.