Author Description

Ready to laugh, groan, and reflect—especially in a mathematical context? This book is a vast collection of humor connected to mathematics representative of the grade levels K-University. The humor ranges from doing mathematics, learning mathematics, teaching mathematics, special numbers, odd theorems, proofs (or poofs), horse mathematics, graphs, mathematicians as “special” people, problem-solving, measurement, statistics, word play, rebuses, graffiti, daffynitions, holiday mathematics, religious connections, Tom Swifties, student mistakes, examinations, signs involving mathematics, mathematical advertisements, the history of mathematics, poetry, music, quotations, technologies, and laws. Unfortunately, only a few cartoons or comics are included due to copyright laws. A special Chapter 0 provides a research-based overview of the acts of humor—constructing a joke, telling a joke, responding to a joke—as well as the psychological and physical effects of humor. An extensive list of resources for jokes, cartoons, comics, and the relevant research is provided.