Here are some of our favorite cartoons and graphics that help us explain and laugh at mathematics:
Test Scores: This illustrates how much we are confused about percentages
Gary Larsen, Far Side
What most of think about “Word Problems”. Hell’s Library. Gary Larsen, Far SIde
What do those weather percentages actually mean? Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
Can we learn when we are older? Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
Pie charts are silly. Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
Mathematical Weapons. Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
Nightmare word problem. Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
Randall Munroe, xkcd.com
My favorite ridiculous word problem. Cut from the newspaper; not a joke.
The sad truth about a lot of what we learned.
Steven Kant. (Attempting to channel Randall Munroe, xkcd.com)
Steven Kant. (attempting to channel Randall Munroe, xkcd.com)