Math with No Math: Unconventional Wisdom for the Capable, Perplexed, Incredulous, Curious, and Earnest High School Math Student

by Joseph J. Poirier, William M Bradbury (Illustrator)

Overview

This book is about math yet there is no math in it. It is written for the high school math student who is:

1. Capable
2. Perplexed
3. Incredulous
4. Curious
5. Earnest

Math advocate Joe Poirier provides you with some unconventional and insightful wisdom about math in a direct, authoritative, thorough, clear, down-to-earth, and mathless manner. If you're looking for a quick fix to your math woes, this book is NOT for you. However, if you want to look at math from a different perspective, learn what math is, what to do with it, the reasons to keep at it, and, perhaps most importantly, how to study it properly, then this book will help you achieve these. Its contents will hopefully give you some math direction and purpose and increase your overall academic efficiency and effectiveness. The wisdom provided in this book is what your parents, guardians, and/or teachers might never have told you or ever will, and what you may never learn anywhere else.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986653914
Publisher:	Pequossette Publishing
Publication date:	07/10/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	167
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Joe Poirier is a mechanical engineer with 30 years of engineering experience in the aerospace and defense industry. He is also a Marine Corps veteran who served as an avionics technician and embassy guard. He was a mediocre high school student who was capable, perplexed, incredulous, and curious-but not earnest at the time. Joe is now a math advocate with many years of experience tutoring middle and high school students. His "math journey" and turnaround, which started in the Marines, resulted in BS Mechanical Engineering, MS Mechanical Engineering, and MBA degrees, and becoming a licensed Professional Engineer (Mechanical).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. What is Math?
3. What Do You Do with All This Stuff?
4. Why Study Math?
5. How to Study and Learn Math
6. Final Words

Appendix

Index