Common Sense Mathematics (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks) - Hardcover

Ethan Bolker (author) & Maura Mast (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1939512107 ISBN 13: 9781939512109

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2016

Synopsis

This book shows students how to deal with everyday issues, such as credit card debt, using common sense and some mathematics.

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About the Authors

Ethan D. Bolker completed his PhD in mathematics at Harvard University, after which he became an instructor at Princeton University and an Assistant and Associate Professor at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. In 1972, he became a Full Professor of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He retired in 2014. While at the University of Massachusetts, he chaired the joint Mathematics and Computer Science Departments for twelve years. He earned the Chancellor's Award for Scholarship in 1979 and for Teaching in 2003.

Maura B. Mast became Dean of Fordham College, Rose Hill, in 2015. She is the first woman to be Dean of the College and the first Dean with a background in science and mathematics. Prior to moving to Fordham, she was Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Dr Mast has been recognised on several occasions for her teaching abilities. She has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching from the University of North Carolina, the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Northern Iowa, and the Science Dean's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching, Research and Service from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is still an active researcher in the field of differential geometry.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1939512107
• ISBN 13: 9781939512109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 326