Shai Simonson received his BA in Mathematics at Columbia University, and his MS and PhD in Computer Science at Northwestern University. Having previously taught at universities including the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, Tel Aviv University and ArsDigita University, he is now a Professor of Computer Science at Stonehill College, Massachusetts.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements A guide for the reader Introduction - how to read mathematics 1. Mathematical discovery in the classroom 2. Don't reach for your calculator (yet) 3. Have another piece of pie, Zeno? 4. Thinking like a mathematician - lessons from a medieval Rabbi 5. What's mathematics good for? 6. Three averages 7. Algorithms - the unexpected role of pure mathematics 8. Pythagoras' Theorem and math by pictures 9. Memorizing versus understanding 10. Games and gambling 11. Soccer balls and counting tricks 12. Pizza Pi and area 13. Back to the classroom Resources for rediscovering mathematics Further reading Index.
Acknowledgements A guide for the reader Introduction - how to read mathematics 1. Mathematical discovery in the classroom 2. Don't reach for your calculator (yet) 3. Have another piece of pie, Zeno? 4. Thinking like a mathematician - lessons from a medieval Rabbi 5. What's mathematics good for? 6. Three averages 7. Algorithms - the unexpected role of pure mathematics 8. Pythagoras' Theorem and math by pictures 9. Memorizing versus understanding 10. Games and gambling 11. Soccer balls and counting tricks 12. Pizza Pi and area 13. Back to the classroom Resources for rediscovering mathematics Further reading Index.
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