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22 Math Pun Cartoons

The answer to the ever-present query from math students: "When will I use this concept in real life?" (When you're drawing math-themed cartoons)

In this comparison cartoon, we see a protractor next to an amaeteur-tractor, which unlike a protractor, is not a pro, and has a lot of angle approximations. Not something you'd want during a math test.
Measuring implements, explained.

Tags: math, this or that

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In this pun on the math and science term significant digits (sometimes significant figures), we see a person hugging three numbers, telling them they mean so much to her.
To determine if digit is significant, reflect back on how it has impacted your life. #sciencetips

Tags: math, science

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In this pun on octopi, we see an octopus in the shape of the Greek letter/ famed math symbol, pi.
Octopi r squared… when they shove themselves in a cube shaped container.

Tags: animals, math

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In this pun on vicious circle, we see an angry anthropomorphic circle with sharp teeth who looks ready to attack at any moment.
Happy Pi Day!

Tags: math

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In this math pun on right angle, we see three Jeopardy contests (all angles - acute, right, obtuse). The host asks a question, and the right angle answers correctly. So, it is once again a right angle.
Randie's angling for the win!

Tags: math

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The digits from the Fibonacci sequence play baseball in this math and sports mashup.
The only sports even that really adds up.

Tags: math, sports

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We see complementary angles (a 60 degree and a 30 degree one) next to some complimentary angels, praising each other's halos and wings.
Geometry, explained

Tags: math, this or that

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One can - a can of soda -- next to "two cans," which are just a pair of toucans.
A counting tutorial

Tags: math, this or that, bird

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In this pun on Herman Melville's Moby Dick and a mobius strip, we see a mobius strip made up of the white whale connected to Captain Ahab's ship, The Pequod.
A non-orientable, seemingly infinite novel

Tags: literature, math

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A baby writes out a mathematical proof about the geometry of triangles.
Not sure why this is so important for expectant parents.

Tags: math

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