The math you learn in school is mostly about numbers. Math in the wild is really about patterns. In these 28+ images from modern mathematics, you will find patterns in randomness as well as randomness coming from strict rules. Whether you want to explore what mathematicians think about or just relax into soothing shades of color, you’ll do it without solving a single equation in Math with Crayons.

The binding is saddle stitch (stapled, to us laypeople) so that you can lay it flat and the binding won’t crack. Paper is 60 pound weight to ward against marker show-through as much as is practical.