Christian Speitzer's guest appearances

Christian Speitzer

New Books in Mathematics

New Books Network

New Books in Science & Technology

Raffi Grinberg

Stephen Krulik

David Danks

Lynn Gamwell

Margaret Morrison

Arthur Benjamin

Brian Clegg

John Allen Paulos

Adam Kucharski

Ian Stewart

Dan Bouk

Johns Hopkins

Alfred S. Posamentier

Eli Maor

Vicky Neale

OwlTail

Prometheus

Today I talked to Al Posamentier about his books (co-authored with Christian Speitzer) The Mathematics of Everyday Life (Prometheus Books, 2018).  We all are told – practically from the moment we enter school – that mathematics is important because it permeates practically all aspects of our lives.  But, for the most part, we...

Al Posamentier and Christian Speitzer, “The Mathematics of Everyday Life” (Prometheus Books, 2018)

Today I talked to Al Posamentier about his books (co-authored with Christian Speitzer) The Mathematics of Everyday Life (Prometheus Books, 2018).  We all are told – practically from the moment we enter school – that mathematics is important because it permeates practically all aspects of our lives.  But, for the most part, we don’t really notice it except for those moments, such as when we balance a checkbook, that we know we’re doing mathematics.  This book, which requires nothing more than high-school math, is a wonderful way to see that mathematics really is all around us, in our home, in our workplace, in the entertainments we enjoy, and in the world we live in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics

Today I talked to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_S._Posamentier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Al Posamentier</a> about his books (co-authored with Christian Speitzer) <a href="https://aax-us-east.amazon-adsystem.com/x/c/Qu2DttkeUX1xlBYJylAlXtIAAAFmOxdIbgEAAAFKAew-fwg/https://www.amazon.com/dp/1633883876/ref=as_at?creativeASIN=1633883876&amp;linkCode=w61&amp;imprToken=o8s6uiqWIYLsBY5DP2o9Zw&amp;slotNum=0&amp;tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mathematics of Everyday Life </a>(Prometheus Books, 2018).  We all are told – practically from the moment we enter school – that mathematics is important because it permeates practically all aspects of our lives.  But, for the most part, we don’t really notice it except for those moments, such as when we balance a checkbook, that we know we’re doing mathematics.  This book, which requires nothing more than high-school math, is a wonderful way to see that mathematics really is all around us, in our home, in our workplace, in the entertainments we enjoy, and in the world we live in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/mathematics</a>