Thinking Mathematically - Custom Edition - Hardcover

Robert Blitzer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0536272190 ISBN 13: 9780536272195

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

Custom Edition for the University of Massachusetts

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Math is all around us.

Thinking Mathematically seeks to turn this familiar statement into a promise of opportunity and exploration. Blitzer's examples provide both a contextual and procedural base may students can easily build upon. Blitzer's examples, problems, and applications foster both an appreciation and understanding of mathematics and encourage students to take the math a step further into their everyday lives.

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About the Author:

Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob is most energized by teaching mathematics and has taught a variety of mathematics courses at Miami-Dade Community College for nearly 30 years. He has received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College, and was among the first group of recipients at Miami-Dade for an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. In addition to Thinking Mathematically, Bob has written Introductory Algebra for College Students, Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Algebra for College Students, College Algebra, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Precalculus, all published by Prentice Hall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0536272190
• ISBN 13: 9780536272195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 729