Finally, the chance to become familiar with math has arrived!
Discover everyday math with 50 quirky and lively stories.

The reason math is fun is because math is originally fun.
For many people, math is still about counting, dividing, and finding square roots, but in fact, math is not that boring repetition.
It's a solid and wonderful play, and something that 'should have been done from the beginning.'
It is a language to describe this world, a tool to judge logic with sophistication, and a way to understand the universe we live in.

Now you're ready to enjoy math

I am a mathematician.
I'm glad about that fact.
Of course, this may be a daunting subject for some.
I also know very well that some might think of me as a rare species of loner who, just by rolling my eyes, activates my neurons and can easily do any mental calculation.
But you're welcome.
Not at all.
Let's give him a little bit of credit, he may be a rare breed, but he's just an ordinary person who enjoys making mistakes and taking risks.
Oh, sorry! I couldn't bear to let this slide without making some mathematician-esque joke.

One day, my youngest child, six-year-old Ventura, saw my T-shirt print and asked,
"Mom, is that a table? Or a soccer goal?"
“No, this is a number.
“It’s called pi (π).”
Then Ventura looked at me with surprised rabbit eyes.
It was a child's eyes filled with the childish suspicion that a child should have.
“This number is between 3 and 4.”
“Mom, there is no number between 3 and 4.
3 Next is 4.”
“That’s right, there are actually numbers between 3 and 4.
“That too, infinitely.”
"Infinity? What's that?"
His eight-year-old eldest son also joined.
I was confident that there was no need to panic, and as a mother who enjoys hearing her children's questions, I tried to explain the concepts as clearly as possible.
And even adding a funny story.
π is a number used to measure a circle, and without π, you wouldn't be able to find the circumference of a circle.
And he told us that infinity is an incredibly large concept that exists only in our heads and that we can never reach no matter how hard we try.
So the children came to two conclusions.
“Oh, then I guess we should call pizza ‘pi’! It’s round.”
“Infinity is something mathematicians made up to explain things roughly and make things easier.”
This was the Big Bang.
It was the moment when I opened my eyes to the popularization of mathematics.
Thus, the blog 'Mati y sus mateaventuras' was born, along with the brush strokes of Raquel Gou, who was in charge of the illustrations for this book, and it introduced the world to stories containing mathematics and mathematics disguised as stories.

The reason math is fun is because math is originally fun.
All we did was give context to that fun math by telling a story.
For many people, math is still about counting, dividing, and finding square roots, but in reality, math is not that kind of thing.
Again, math is a kind of game.
It's a solid and wonderful play, and something that 'should have been done from the beginning.'
It is a language to describe this world, a tool to judge logic with sophistication, and a way to understand the universe we live in.
From runny nosed idiots to hunchbacked grandmas, everyone loves math.
They just don't realize it themselves.
The book you are holding in your hands now proves it.
You love math! If you already knew it, I hope this book, which covers everything from tying shoelaces to selfie hacks, auctions, sewing machines, Game of Thrones, and Google, will help you rediscover the mathematics hidden in every corner of our lives.


But if you're one of those people who think they don't like math, give me a chance to prove to you that math is fun.
Our lives are full of exciting mathematics.
If this persuasion is successful, I only need to grant you one small request.
Go out into the streets and shout out loud, “I love math!”
It's unfortunate that, even in the 21st century, dominated by technology, there are still people who believe that math is boring and useless.
Ironically, he is holding a cell phone in one hand.
This kind of vague antipathy is bound to put the brakes on the wheels of the future in any country.
Isn't the future the age of mathematics? Mathematician Edward Frenkel also left a short but powerful message.

“Power will be held by a small elite.
The reason power is in their hands is because they know math and you don't.”

In addition, as another mathematician, Cedric Villani, advised, it would not be an exaggeration to make 'learning and understanding mathematics a national task.'
Okay, let's shake off the tension and take a light first step.
It's time to take a mathematical walk through our daily lives.
If you don't want to live in a dark future, I hope you become friends with mathematics.

---From "My Love Mathematics"