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Mathematical humor as a book category covers works that use mathematical ideas, logic, and culture as the basis for comedy—ranging from joke and pun collections, cartoons and limericks, and satirical essays to puzzle-driven amusements, fictional stories with math-based gags, and recreational-math expositions delivered with a wink. These books vary in technical level from light, broadly accessible quips and cartoons for general readers to clever, insider humor that rewards familiarity with symbols, proofs, and mathematical conventions; many mix explanation and punchline so a joke doubles as a mini-lesson. Common aims are to entertain and humanize mathematics, relieve the subject’s intimidation, celebrate the quirks of mathematicians and mathematical thinking, and stimulate curiosity through paradoxes, surprising results, and playful problem-solving.

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