Geek Logik: 50 Foolproof Equations for Everyday Life | 
 enlarge | Author: Garth Sundem
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 136939
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 7.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0761140212
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.74
EAN: 9780761140214
ASIN: 0761140212
Publication Date: October 4, 2006
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Condition: THIS IS ITEM IS UNUSED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. IT MAY HAVE SLIGHT SHELFWEAR BUT OTHERWISE IT IS FINE.
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Product Description
Here for the geek in all of us are fifty foolproof equations that take the guesswork out of life—and the funniest twist on an idea since Richard Smith’s The Dieter’s Guide to Weight Loss During Sex. Call it the algebra oracle: By plugging in the right variables, GEEK LOGIK answers life’s most persistent questions. It covers Dating and Romance, Career and Finance, and everyday decisions like Should I get a tattoo? Can I still wear tight jeans? Is it time to see a therapist? How many beers should I have at the company picnic?
How does it work? Take a simple issue that comes up once or twice a week: Should I call in sick? Fill in the variables honestly, such as D for doctor’s note (enter 1 for “no,” 10 for “yes,” and 5 for “yes, but it’s a forgery”), R for importance of job (1-10, with 10 being “personally responsible for Earth’s orbit around Sun”), Fj for how much fun you have at work (1-10, with 10 being “personal trainer for underwear models”), N for how much you need the money (1-10, with 10 being “I owe the mob”), then do the math, and voila—if the product, Hooky, is greater than 1, enjoy your very own Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
Includes a pocket calculator so that prospective geeks can immediately solve the equation on the back cover: Should I buy this book?
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 Finally, a way to quantify the really important stuff!! July 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Finally, a book that helps me use math for the really important stuff in life.
In high school I was told that Tom is riding his bicycle North towards Town A into a Southwesterly wind at 13.7 miles an hour. Bill is driving his mother's 56 Chevy towards Town B at a speed of 78 miles a hour with a tailwind of 3.2 miles an hour. Additional variables include: Tom's bike is a pink girl's bike which means he has to either take back roads or submit himself to cruel adolescent taunting; that Bill stole, or took without permission depending on who tells the story, his mother's car; that the Chevy leaks transmission fluid at a rate of 1 quart per 822 miles; that it is a hot Sunday afternoon when the mean temperature is 98 degrees farenheit and the police are all at the park watching the girls sunbath. I was then taught, or at least they tried to teach me, to take the above information and calculate when Tom will arrive in Town A; When Bill will arrive in Town B; what will happen if Bill stops to pick up a 17 year old female blond hitchhicker wearing a tank top and cut off shorts; the probability that Tom will receive a merciless beating from the members of the football team; if Bill will get arrested for stealing the car; and what color shirts they were wearing.
I purchased Geek Logik: 50 Foolproof Equations for Everyday Life by Garth Sundem for the entertainment value. However, I find that in addition to being a quirky fun read, it is also a valuable reference book. I am finding myself coming up with ways to calculate all the really important stuff.
For instance, if I stop on the way to work for coffee, what is the probability that my boss will be mad at me that I am late and/or appreciative because I got a latte for her?
Or how long can I let my gras grow before my neighbors become irreconcilably hostile, form an angry mob, and attack me as I read in the hammock in the back yard?
Or, how many beers can I have without crossing the line between "life of the party" and "cautionary tale"?
This book gives you the tools to get the really important information that you can actually use in real life that is never covered in any high school math classes. !!
 Good for awhile... June 19, 2008
Delivery was prompt and arrived in great condition. This is a great gift to share with your science-minded friends. Unfortunately, the novelty wears off rather quickly. And, really, what's the point of the calculator?
Personally engaging! August 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The easiest refresher of introductory algebra I've ever seen. No cold-turkey review of numerous rules, this! Geek Logic introduces a mnemonic indicationg the order of arithmatic functions, then the fun begins--readers assign numerical values to formulae and calculate personal answers to hilarious life quandries. It's so entertaining, I forgot I was "studying." I hope the sequel delves into more advanced algebraic functions.
Fun and silly July 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a high school (and later college) student, I always struggled with the utility of algebra, asking the ages old question, "When am I going to use this stuff in life?" Sundem's _Geek Logik_ finally answers that question with 50 equations that provide a mathematical answer to such burning real-life questions as "Should I get a tatoo?" or "Am I over qualified for my job?" The answers may surprise you. Certainly its not the sort of book one takes too seriously, but the process of crunching through the formulae is both entertaining and (to me) fascinating to see how the equations were put together.
Fun gift for the math geek in your life March 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very witty/fun book. Geve this to my husband, who's a senior level statistical analyst, and he took it to work and had a ball with it. The other analysts were asking to borrow it over the weekend.
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