Geek Logik: 50 Foolproof Equations for Everyday Life » (BK&ACCES)

Garth Sundem is a math geek and freelance writer who lives by the numbers in Bozeman, Montana.

For the hopelessly indecisive and brainiacs lacking basic social skills, now you can solve life’s most vexing problems through mathematics.
The opposite sex, office politics, questions about career—even wardrobe. It’s all here, plus a calculator to eliminate any margin of error.

Introduction 1
The “true” story of geek researchers and their race for an algebraic cure for social awkwardness.

Remember Algebra? 8
If algebra sounds like a spicy Middle Eastern food, start with this chapter. These simple steps are all you will need to solve the equations of this book—why didn’t they tell you it was this easy in junior high?

Dating and Romance 11
Do you have a snowball’s chance in hell with her? Should you become a monk? These and other equations provide the guidance every geek needs to survive interactions with the fairer sex.

Career and Finance 47
You could do your job with your eyes closed—it’s the rules of office culture that might as well be written in Swahili. Should you let the boss win? Should you become intimate with a coworker? Do you dare run for public office? Run the numbers to find out.

Everyday Decisions and Health 81
Sometimes the geek scale of fitness, personal grooming, and mental stability are slightly askew from that of society at large. You may be able to calculate the potential for life on Mars, but what about the probability of life in that macaroni and cheese you exhumed from the back of the fridge? This section helps geeks tie up the loose ends of their lives.