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A mathematical joke is a form of humor which relies on aspects of mathematics or a stereotype of mathematicians. The humor may come from a pun, or from a double meaning of a mathematical term, or from a lay person's misunderstanding of a mathematical concept. Mathematician and author John Allen Paulos in his book Mathematics and Humor described several ways that mathematics, generally considered a dry, formal activity, overlaps with humor, a loose, irreverent activity: both are forms of "intellectual play"; both have "logic, pattern, rules, structure"; and both are "economical and explicit".[2]
Some performers combine mathematics and jokes to entertain and/or teach math.[3][4][5]
Humor of mathematicians may be classified into the esoteric and exoteric categories. Esoteric jokes rely on the intrinsic knowledge of mathematics and its terminology. Exoteric jokes are intelligible to the outsiders, and most of them compare mathematicians with representatives of other disciplines or with common folk.[6]
- ^ "13 Jokes That Every Math Geek Will Find Hilarious". Business Insider.
- ^ John Allen Paulos (1980). Mathematics and Humor. ISBN 9780226650241.
- ^ "Matt Parker, math stand-up comedian". Mathscareers.org.uk. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ "Dara O'Briain: School of hard sums". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Schimmrich, Steven (2011-05-17). "Dave Gorman – stand-up math comedy". Retrieved 2013-07-01.
- ^ Paul Renteln, Alan Dundes, Foolproof: A Sampling of Mathematical Folk Humor, NOTICES OF THE AMS, VOLUME 52, NUMBER 1, 2005, pp. 24-34.
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