英语专业的数学:人类对通用语言的理解 Math for English Majors : A Human Take on the Universal Language Ben Orlin

基本信息

Format:Hardback 304 pages, 250 2-colour illustrations

Publisher:Running Press,U.S.

Imprint:Running Press Adult

ISBN:9780762499816

Published:26 Sep 2024

Classifications:Reference works, Adult education, continuous learning, Philosophy of mathematics, History of mathematics

Weight:743g

Dimensions:206 x 164 (mm)

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书籍简介

如果数学有一块罗塞塔石碑……在这本互联网上具同理心的数学老师的开创性作品中，本·奥林揭开了世界上令人困惑的语言背后的秘密。有人说，数学是“通用语言”。但是，如果一种语言能让人们走到一起，为什么数学让我们这么多人感到孤独呢?在《英语专业的数学》一书中，畅销书作者本·奥林(Ben Orlin)为数学迷和数学大师提供了新的见解。

正如奥林所揭示的那样，“通用语言”恰恰是一种语言。它有名词(数字)、动词(计算)和语法(代数)。它有有趣的习语(“指数”)，古怪的词源(“平方”)和奇怪的歧义(“PEMDAS”)。

它甚至有自己的文学形式，有从A2 + B2 = C2的简单智慧到epi + 1 = 0的惊人深奥的方程式。在此过程中，他分享了自己在数学上的误解和顿悟，以及学生们的尝试和成功。而且，一如既往，他用拙劣但却出奇地有效的绘画，进一步阐明了这个主题。

If Mathematics had a Rosetta Stone... In this trailblazing work from the internet's most empathetic math teacher, Ben Orlin unravels the secrets behind the world's most confounding language. Math, it is said, is the "universal language." But if a language brings people together, why does math make so many of us feel so alone? In Math for English Majors, bestselling author Ben Orlin (Math with Bad Drawings) offers fresh insights for the mathematically perplexed and mathematical masters alike.

As Orlin reveals, the "universal language" is precisely that: a language. It has nouns (numbers), verbs (calculations), and grammar (algebra). It has funny idioms ("exponential"), quirky etymologies ("squaring"), and peculiar ambiguities ("PEMDAS").

It even has its own form of literature, with equations ranging from the simple wisdom of A2 + B2 = C2 to the startling profundity of epi + 1 = 0. Along the way, he shares relatable stories of his own mathematical misunderstandings and epiphanies, as well as the trials and triumphs of his students. And, as always, he sheds further light and levity on the subject with his inept-yet strangely effective-drawings.

作者简介

本·欧林是《糟糕的数学图》(以及同名博客)的作者，《变化是不变的》。带有糟糕图画的数学游戏和带有糟糕图画的数学游戏:游戏合集他关于数学和教育的文章发表在《大西洋月刊》、《芝加哥论坛报》、《洛杉矶时报》、《Slate》、《Vox》和《大众科学》上。他教过初中和高中数学，并在美国各地的学院和大学发表过关于数学和教育的演讲。他与妻子和两个女儿住在明尼苏达州的保罗。

Ben Orlin is the author of Math with Bad Drawings (as well as the blog of the same name),Change is the Only Constant. Math Games With Bad Drawings, and Math Games With Bad Drawings: The Ultimate Game Collection. His writing on math and education has appeared in The Atlantic, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Vox, and Popular Science. He has taught middle and high school mathematics and has spoken about math and education at colleges and universities across the United States. He lives with his wife and two daughters in St. Paul, Minnesota.