One of his next books was Moby-Dick. The novel is thick with math, from the concept of a quoin — a kind of lopsided wedge, which the main character Ishmael defines through geometric descriptions ...

Those are lines from a children’s math book, but there’s a reason they ... He discusses counting in base eight using the eight-­fingered characters from The Simpsons. One chapter approaches ...

It is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles ... reason to stop with the physical sciences; in his new book, The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles ...

Characters in books are about four times more likely to ... like girls being good at reading and boys being good at math,' said Molly Lewis, lead author on the study. The authors believe that ...

So #167, that means that comic book had only been around ... spent a day on this planet where my character didn’t exist.” “We’re going to do math,” McFarlane continued.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Scott Steiner’s famous “Steiner Math” promo ... a new name and character a bit easier.

The goal of her book, she tells us, “is to convince you not only that mathematics and literature are inextricably, and fundamentally, linked, but that understanding these links can enhance your ...

The prime number example is just one of many simple questions that Cheng poses in the book to motivate deep dives into the logical foundations of Western mathematics: Why does 1+1 = 2? Why does ...

The Math Forum’s Max Ray will celebrate the release of his new book, Powerful Problem-Solving: Activities for Making Sense with the Mathematical Practices, with a national release event on Wednesday, ...