More Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam is the second volume of
selections drawn mostly from the College
Mathematics Journal column “Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam” from 2000
through 2008. The MAA published the first collection, Mathematical Flaws, Fallacies, and Flimflam, in 2000.
As in the first volume, More
Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam contains items ranging from howlers
(outlandish procedures that nonetheless lead to a correct answer) to deep or
subtle errors often made by strong students. Although some are provided for
entertainment, others challenge the reader to determine exactly where things go
wrong.
Items are sorted by subject matter. Elementary teachers will
find chapter 1 of most use, while middle and high schoolteachers will find
chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 applicable to their levels. College instructors can
delve for material in every part of the book.
There are frequent references to the College Mathematics Journal; these are denoted by CMJ.