The Nature of Problem Solving in Geometry and Probability: A Liberal Arts Approach (with InfoTrac®) - Hardcover

Smith, Karl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534421482 ISBN 13: 9780534421489

Verlag: Brooks/Cole, 2003

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Liberal Arts mathematics books often cover much more material than can be addressed in a one-semester course. Karl Smith has created a solution to this problem with his new book: THE NATURE OF PROBLEM SOLVING IN GEOMETRY AND PROBABILITY. Loyal customers of Karl Smith’s books laud his clear writing, coverage of historical topics, selection of topics, and emphasis on problem solving. Based on the successful NATURE OF MATHEMATICS text, this new book is designed to give you only the chapters and information you need, when you need it. Smith takes great care to provide insight into precisely what mathematics is--the nature of mathematics--what it can accomplish, and how it is pursued as a human enterprise. At the same time, Smith emphasizes Polya’s problem-solving method throughout the text so students can take from the course an ability to estimate, calculate, and solve problems outside the classroom. Moreover, Smith’s writing style gives students the confidence and ability to function mathematically in their everyday lives. This new text emphasizes problem solving and estimation, which, along with numerous in-text study aids, encourage students to understand the concepts as well as mastering techniques.

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Karl Smith is professor emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. He has written over 36 mathematics textbooks and believes that students can learn mathematics if it is presented to them through the use of concrete examples designed to develop original thinking, abstraction, and problem-solving skills. Over one million students have learned mathematics from Karl Smith's textbooks.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Brooks/Cole
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0534421482
• ISBN 13: 9780534421489
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 592
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