1. Danica Mckellar

2. Acting ► Her biggest role was when she played Winnie Cooper on the TV show “The Wonder Years” ► After “The Wonder Years,” Danica had several small roles of a number of TV shows

3. Math ► While acting Danica decided to attend UCLA ► It is there that she fell in love with math ► Professor Lincoln Chayes ask Danica and a classmate, Brandy Winn, to assist with a scientific paper. ► The results were the 'Chayes-McKellar-Winn theorem'

4. Jimmy Kimmel Live ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLk04H vPEo0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLk04H vPEo0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLk04H vPEo0

5. 'Chayes-McKellar-Winn theorem' ► “Percolation and Gibbs states multiplicity for ferromagnetic Ashkin-Teller models on Z^2” ► It has to do with heating an iron magnet to a certain temperature which makes the iron bar stop magnetizing and when it cools, it continues to magnetize ► This theorem proves what that temperature is on a certain model for magnetism

6. Current Activity ► Since graduating, Danica has continued her acting career ► She has also published two books, Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math, that helps young girls try to relate to math ► Both of them spent time on the New York Times children's bestseller list

7. Sources ► http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/ math-doesnt-suck-and-the-chayes-mckellar- winn-theorem/ http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/ math-doesnt-suck-and-the-chayes-mckellar- winn-theorem/ http://terrytao.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/ math-doesnt-suck-and-the-chayes-mckellar- winn-theorem/ ► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danica_McKella r http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danica_McKella r http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danica_McKella r