The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking: 136 (Key Curriculum Press)

Starbird, Michael; Burger, Edward B.

ISBN 10: 1118235703 ISBN 13: 9781118235706

Publisher: Wiley, 2012

Synopsis

This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition.Transform your mathematics course into an engaging and mind-opening experience for even your most math-phobic students. Now in its Fourth Edition, "The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking" succeeds at reaching non-math, non-science-oriented majors, encouraging them to discover the mathematics inherent in the world around them. Infused with the author's humor and enthusiasm throughout, "The Heart of Mathematics" introduces students to the most important and interesting ideas in mathematics while inspiring them to actively engage in mathematical thinking.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Edward Burger is a professor mathematics at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. He received his BA from Connecticut College and his PhD from University of Texas at Austin.
He has received numerous awards including: the Nelson Bushnell Prize, for Scholarship and Teaching, Williams College, being listed among the top 100 best Math Teachers in the "100 Best of America", Reader's Digest's Annual Special Issue. He has also received the Award of Excellence, for "educational mathematics videos that break new ground", from Technology & Learning magazine.
His research interests include Algebraic Number Theory, Diophantine Analysis, padic Analysis, Geometry of Numbers, and the Theory of Continued Fractions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1118235703
• ISBN 13: 9781118235706
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 928