Excursions in Modern Mathematics » (7th Edition)

Peter Tannenbaum has bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Political Science and a Ph. D. in Mathematics, all from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has held faculty positions at the University of Arizona, Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), and is currently professor of mathematics at the California State University, Fresno. His current research interests are in the interface between mathematics, politics and behavioral economics. He is also involved in mathematics curriculum reform and teacher preparation. His hobbies are travel, foreign languages and sports. He is married to Sally Tannenbaum, a professor of communication at CSU Fresno, and is the father of three (twin sons and a daughter).

Excursions in Modern Mathematics, Seventh Edition, shows readers that math is a lively, interesting, useful, and surprisingly rich subject. With a new chapter on financial math and an improved supplements package, this book helps students appreciate that math is more than just a set of classroom theories: math can enrich the life of any one who appreciates and knows how to use it.

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New edition of a text representing a collection of topics chosen to meet the criteria of applicability to real-life problems, accessibility, inclusion of modern mathematics, and aesthetics. Sixteen chapters discuss the mathematics of social choice, management science, growth and symmetry, and statistics. Exercises address a broad spectrum of levels of difficulty. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.