The Heart of Mathematics addresses the big ideas of mathematics (many of which are cutting edge research topics) in a non-computational style intended to be both read and enjoyed by students and instructors, as well as by motivated general readers. It features an engaging, lively, humorous style full of surprises, games, mind-benders, and all without either sacrificing good mathematical thought or relying on mathematical computation or symbols.The authors are award-winning authors, holding awards such as: Distinguished Teaching Award (Burger, from the Mathematical Association of America); Chauvenet Prize (the best expository mathematics writer in the world, Burger, from the MAA) and many others.

The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking- Text Only

Burger, Edward B.

Key Curriculum Press; Key College

Holt Algebra 1 California Teacher's Edition

Waits, Bert K.

Renfro, Freddie L.

Chard, David J.

Kennedy, Paul A.

Hall, Earlene J.

Leinwand, Steven J.

Seymour, Dale G.

Holt, Reinehart and Winston

This is the first book that makes the difficult and important subject of transcendental number theory accessible to undergraduate mathematics students. Edward Burger is one of the authors of The Heart of Mathematics, winner of a 2001 Robert W. Hamilton Book Award. He will also be awarded the 2004 Chauvenet Prize, one of the most prestigious MAA prizes for outstanding exposition.

Making Transcendence Transparent: An intuitive approach to classical transcendental number theory

Science & Math

Tubbs, Robert

Mathematics

Springer

An irreverent and accessible explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper, and the parallels between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. 50,000 first printing.

Coincidences, Chaos, And All That Math Jazz: Making Light Of Weighty Ideas

Starbird, Michael

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

“A profusely illustrated, bemusingly unorthodox introduction to math.”―Booklist A book for the eternally curious, Coincidences fuses a professor’s understanding of the hidden mathematical skeleton of the universe with the sensibility of a stand-up comedian, making life’s big questions accessible and compelling. Each chapter opens with a surprising insight―not a mathematic formula, but a common observation. From there, the authors leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound ideas about nature, art, and music. Coincidences is a book for lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions, lapsed math aficionados and the formula-phobic alike.

Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas

W.W.Norton&Company

Mathematicians do not know in advance if their assertions are true, so they need to verify assertions with rigorous proofs or produce counterexamples, then attempt to salvage the assertions by transforming them into theorems. Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries into proof and argumentation invites students to experience this progression of mathematical discovery. Burger's informal, humorous writing style and intriguing puzzles engage students throughout the learning process. The innovative text offers a discovery-based approach that is ideally suited for use in a proofs course, a discrete math course, or any bridge course to more abstract mathematics.

Extending the Frontiers of Mathematics: Inquiries into Proof and Augmentation

wiley

The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking --now in its second edition--succeeds at reaching non-math, non-science-oriented readers and encourages them to discover the mathematics inherent in the world around them. Infused throughout with the authors' humor and enthusiasm, The Heart of Mathematics introduces readers to the most important and interesting ideas in mathematics while inspiring them to actively engage in mathematical thinking.

The Heart of Mathematics, Manipulative Kit: An Invitation to Effective Thinking (Key Curriculum Press)

The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking --now in its second edition--succeeds at reaching non-math, non-science-oriented readers and encourages them to discover the mathematics inherent in the world around them. Infused throughout with the authors' humor and enthusiasm, The Heart of Mathematics introduces readers to the most important and interesting ideas in mathematics while inspiring them to actively engage in mathematical thinking.

The Heart of Mathematics, Student Text with Manipulative Kit: An Invitation to Effective Thinking

The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking, 2nd Edition

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking

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