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"Every teenager hopes to have the 'cool teacher'...the teacher with a sense of style, a sense of humor and a sensitivity to the unique needs of the adolescent learner.
Danica McKellar has become 'the cool teacher' for a generation of American girls. Her ability to present complex mathematical concepts in an understandable and enjoyable way has enabled countless girls to improve their academic skills and enhance their competence and confidence in the classroom. She speaks 'the language of math' using 'the language of teens.'
In Danica's latest book, HOT X: ALGEBRA EXPOSED, she provides struggling students with a GPS that tells them where they are going and where they've been. HOT X can take a student from 'UGH !! I Hate It!!' to 'A-HA !! I get it.'"
—Richard D. Lavoie, author, THE MOTIVATION BREAKTHROUGH and IT'S SO MUCH WORK TO BE YOUR FRIEND, also a hit PBS show
"Danica McKellar has a message for girls: Cute and smart is better than cute and dumb."
—Associated Press
"While Danica McKellar's acting career is widely known, her talents as a gifted and successful educator and bestselling author are equally impressive. She knows how to 'speak' math to kids in their own language.
Hot X: Algebra Exposed is a welcome addition to her new-found career as mathematics popularizer. Her enthusiasm and style give kids a reason to look forward to math class. And it's a great refresher for adults who just didn't 'get it' in school."
—Ira Flatow, Host, NPR's Science Friday
"Danica McKellar is a great teacher! She's warm and funny, and best of all, she explains algebra so clearly. [Upon receiving this book,] my wife and I immediately ordered her two earlier books for our daughters...Students will feel like she's right by their side, helping them solve for x — and get over their ex — at the same time."
—Steven Strogatz, New York Times columnist, author of SYNC, and professor of mathematics, Cornell University
"In my 20+ years as a math teacher, rarely have I seen a book that makes mathematics so clear and fun! I highly recommend Danica McKellar's new book, Hot X: Algebra Exposed, for perplexed students and puzzled algebra teachers looking for a way to engage today's students with fresh, entertaining lesson plans."
—Dennis Van Roekel, president, National Education Association
Booklist:
As far as math goes, McKellar knows her stuff. With two girl-centric, best-selling titles under her belt (Math Doesn't Suck, 2008, and Kiss My Math, 2009) and a degree in mathematics from UCLA, it almost easy to forget that she was Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. Facing down a 400-page book devoted to algebra could give even math whizzes pause, but McKellar makes it work, taking the textbook-meets-Seventeen approach by mixing the explanations and equations with boy talk, quizzes, and testimonials from successful women.
While a tutor might use [Hot X: Algebra Exposed] as a teaching aid, teen girls will want to explore it on their own. Navigation is easy; students are encouraged to hop from chapter to chapter as their homework demands. The breakdown of equations is effective and certainly unconventional—explaining functions in terms of sausage factories, for example, or exponents in terms of whip-bearing female executives (makes sense in the book, promise)—and while McKellar keeps her focus on how to solve math problems, her approach is both readable and even entertaining.
—Courtney Jones, Booklist, American Library Association
Here's a partial list of the press surrounding the August 3rd, 2010 release of Hot X: Algebra Exposed. Please note that Danica will be going "offline" for September, since that is when her baby is due!
For Press surrounding the August 2008 release of Kiss My Math, click here!
For Press surrounding the August 2007 release of Math Doesn't Suck, click here!
August 2010
August 6 — Danica is a guest on NPR's Science Friday
August TBD — Danica appears on Fox & Friends
August 3 — Danica appears on NBC's The Today Show
Pregnancy Magazine — cover story
American Profile Magazine — featured story
