Dude!

[yendi]

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).

Comments

[e-scapism101.livejournal.com]

I'm buying this for myself. I spent those formative years with a paralyzing case of math anxiety and it'll be nice to have a review of the stuff now that I know that I made myself 'bad' at math.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Well, the subtitle indicates that it's middle-school specific... I think we should get it. :)

[yendi]

Probably, but I'd like to see more info about it first (this would be a great candidate for Amazon's "look inside this book" option).

[themaskmaker.livejournal.com]

Dude, I want that book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's going on my list for when I have money again.

[litch.livejournal.com]

Spidey/Planned Parenthood teamup
http://andrewfarago.livejournal.com/16145.html

[brak55.livejournal.com]

You really should check out her website. She answers all sorts of math questions on there and some are interesting. Most or all of them are sent in by readers. She is extremely dedicated to making math understandable and useful.

I also saw somewhere where she solved some problem as an undergraduate that others had been having problems with for years.