Feb 28, 2025 · How many numbers up to 10,000 have no letter "e" when spelled out?Lover of math. Bad at drawing.

I love math. I can't draw. That much you could probably guess. Beyond that: My name is Ben Orlin, and I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I have taught everyone from 11-year-olds to undergraduates -- mostly math, but with occasional forays into Psychology, Biology, English, Theory of Knowledge, and even Earth Science (the latter to…

Now I’m a fulltime writer, in search of pockets of time to indulge my passion for teaching. (Most recently, at Saint Paul College; I also do a lot of speaking.) While you’re here, you should check out the lovely Math Games with Bad Drawings site, built by the superb Chris St. John and the beloved Adam Bildersee to showcase games from my third book.

Ben Orlin is a math teacher who can't draw. His books include MATH WITH BAD DRAWINGS (2018), which peaked at #4 on the Kindle nonfiction list, CHANGE IS... Math with Bad …

After seven years as a classroom math teacher, Ben Orlin ’09 turned to teaching through blogging; his Math with Bad Drawings blog, now also a book of the same name, is one way …

Sep 18, 2018 · In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician.

Jun 26, 2019 · “Orlin’s storybook telling of the history of math is a treat for your inner geek, and a major gift for your adult mind.” – Rebecca Dinerstein, author and screenwriter of The Sunlit Night. “In Ben Orlin’s delightful treatment, calculus is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get next.”

Math Games with Bad Drawings: 75 1/4 Simple, Challenging, Go-Anywhere Games — And Why They Matter (2022) is a whopping treasure chest of pencil-and-paper games. They include number games, psych-out-your-opponent games, and games that bend your fingers and mind.

Feb 25, 2025 · In this episode, math teacher and author Ben Orlin explores the secret to learning and problem-solving in life. He explains why struggling through challenges (in math and life) …

Ben Orlin is the author of Math with Bad Drawings (4.21 avg rating, 1803 ratings, 234 reviews, published 2018), Change is the Only Constant (4.31 avg rat...