Santos Math in Drag

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-4214-4875-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 280 Seiten

A 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes finalist. Unleash your inner math diva.

Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of. math?

This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who shatters stereotypes and proves that math can be fascinating and fun, even for people who think they aren't good at it.

With her irreverent style and unique perspective, Kyne investigates mathematical mysteries while educating us about the art of drag. She explores surprising connections, such as the elegance of ballroom culture and the nature of infinity, the rebellious joys of Pride and dividing by zero, and the role of statistics in her own experience on Drag Race. Kyne gets personal while sharing her experiences as a queer person forging a path in STEM, overcoming obstacles to stay fierce, stay real, and thrive! She empowers readers of all skill levels to break school rules, question everything, and embrace math's beauty.

In Math in Drag, numbers glitter, equations sashay through history, and inclusivity is a celebration. Read it to fire your excitement and unleash your inner math diva!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Santos, Kyne

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies: Homosexualität, LGBTQ+

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Chapter 1. Infinite Possibilities
Chapter 2. Celebrity Numbers
Chapter 3. How to Cut a Cake and Eat It Too
Chapter 4. Luck Be a Ladyboy
Chapter 5. The Average Queen
Chapter 6. Growing Pains
Chapter 7. Illegal Math
Chapter 8. Queer Geometry
Chapter 9. Mathematical Realness
Chapter 10. Curtain Call
Acknowledgments
The "Quintessentially Kyne" Playlist
Appendix
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Santos, Kyne
Kyne Santos is a math educator, science communicator, social media influencer, and drag queen.