Mathematics All Around - Hardcover

Pirnot, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131959972 ISBN 13: 9780131959972

Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005

Synopsis

Mathematics All Around is the ideal book for non-science/non-mathematics majors seeking an accessible, general introduction to the uses and applications of mathematics in everyday life. It provides students with an understanding and appreciation for the diverse ways in which mathematics is used. Through relevant and timely applications students learn how mathematics affects them and how they can use mathematics daily.

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About the Author

Tom Pirnot received his bachelor's degree in music from Wilkes College and his PhD in mathematics from The Pennsylvania State University. He taught both mathematics and computer science at Kutztown University for thirty eight years. He has long been an innovator in liberal arts mathematics, writing his first text Mathematics: Tools and Models with Dalton Hunkins in 1977 which introduced topics such as apportionment, graph theory, and modeling to liberal arts students. His current text, Mathematics All Around, is now in its fourth edition. Tom continues to enjoy the loving support and encouragement of his wife Ann, their four children, and three grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131959972
• ISBN 13: 9780131959972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 736