Whether you loved or loathed high-school math, Aftermath will change how you think about math—and life. Forget rote math’s dry formulas and abstract symbols. This book illuminates the fascinating math ideas that are essential to you and your loved ones—ideas totally ignored in school. Josh Cowen, Michigan State University Professor of Education Policy, remarked, " Aftermath does for math what Freakonomics did for economics. This book is wise, thoughtful, and darn funny besides."