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April 8, 2008 (FPRC) -- Danica Mae McKellar is an American actress and mathematician. As a result of this unusual combination of interests, McKellar has an Erdős–Bacon number of 6. She is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and now as author of the nationally bestselling book, "Math Doesn't Suck," which encourages and empowers middle-school girls with mathematics know-how.
McKellar studied at UCLA, majoring in mathematics. While at UCLA, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She graduated summa cum laude in 1998. As an undergraduate, she coauthored a scientific paper with Professor Lincoln Chayes and fellow student Brandy Winn. The paper proves a theorem in mathematical physics that could be called the "Chayes-McKellar-Winn Theorem," although this appellation is not in widespread use. Referring to the mathematical abilities of his coauthor students, Chayes was quoted in the New York Times as saying, "I thought that the two were really, really first-rate." McKellar also provides free online math tutoring for her fans at her official internet website.
McKellar is the author of the book Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle-School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail (ISBN 1594630399), which encourages girls in middle school to enjoy and succeed at mathematics. The book has been favorably reviewed by Tara C. Smith, the founder of Iowa Citizens for Science and a professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa. In an interview with Smith, McKellar said that she wrote the book "to show girls that math is accessible and relevant, and even a little glamorous" and to counteract "damaging social messages telling young girls that math and science aren't for them"McKellar also partnered with Tutor.com, an online, on-demand tutoring company which allows students to get help whenever they need it and gave away free minutes for those who purchased her book.
McKellar was named Person of the Week on ABC World News with Charles Gibson for the week ending 10-Aug-2007. The news segment highlighted her book Math Doesn't Suck and her efforts to help girls develop an interest in mathematics, especially during the middle school years.
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