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Mathematics Elsewhere: An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures by Marcia Ascher
Mathematics Elsewhere is a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics. Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, it humanizes our view of mathematics and expands our conception of what is mathematical.
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ISBN: 9780691070209
Publication Date: 2002
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else by Jordan Ellenberg
How should a democracy choose its representatives? How can you stop a pandemic from sweeping the world? How do computers learn to play Go, and why is learning Go so much easier for them than learning to read a sentence? Can ancient Greek proportions predict the stock market? (Sorry, no.) What should your kids learn in school if they really want to learn to think? All these are questions about geometry. For real. Geometry doesn't just measure the world--it explains it. Shape shows us how.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781984879059
Publication Date: 2021
Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online by James P. Howard I, John F. Beyers
TLMO will focus on the problems seen by mathematics instructors working in the field and provide a set of standard practices which have demonstrated their use and viability to improve the quality of online mathematics instruction. This book will include chapters that present interactive demonstration techniques, address the divide between students with access to varying levels of technology, familiarity and comfort with mathematical content, and methods for developing reliable and rigorous assessment techniques across digital connections.
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ISBN: 9780815372332
Publication Date: 2020
Schaum's Outline of Precalculus, Fourth Edition by Fred Safier
Schaum's Outline of Precalculus, Fourth Edition is packed hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This updated guide approaches the subject in a more concise, ordered manner than most standard texts, which are often filled with extraneous material.
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ISBN: 9781260454208
Publication Date: 2019
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Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football by
John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780735224865Publication Date: 2019
Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Fans Use Mathematics in Sports by
Mathletics reveals the mathematical methods top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical skills they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports--and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780691177625Publication Date: 2022
Mathematics for Human Flourishing by
Winner of the Mathematics Association of America's 2021 Euler Book Prize, this is an inclusive vision of mathematics--its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780300237139Publication Date: 2020
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir by
In this memoir, Katherine shares her personal journey from child prodigy in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia to NASA human computer. In her life after retirement, she served as a beacon of light for her family and community alike.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780062897664Publication Date: 2021
Thinking in Systems: A Primer by
Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781603580557Publication Date: 2008
