Simple Equations for Life's Sticky Questions

Categories: Nonfiction

I occasionally enjoy the TV show Numb3rs, both for the sexy TV-geeky* guys and the not-so-subtle attempt to make math seem a little more exciting and attractive.  Geek Logik is a new book that also proposes to make math useful and a little more attractive.

OK, that last sentence was a little tongue in cheek; it's actually a humor book.  The subtitle of the book is "Easier Living through Mathematics", and the premise is geeky in the extreme.  The book provides algebraic equations to answer such pressing questions as:  "Should I call in sick?" and "Do I have a snowball's chance in hell with her?"  It's a very amusing book, especially if you have a grasp of the math involved.  However, even if you don't remember your high school algebra there's a refresher page in front so you too can find out if you "deserve a personal assistant".

*TV-geeky: A word I've coined with a similar meaning to TV ugly 
For example: "Ryan Phillippe in Antitrust" geeky rather than young Bill Gates geeky.