A View from the Top (Student Mathematical Library) [Paperback]

Alex Iosevich (Author)

Book Description

Series: Student Mathematical Library | Publication Date: November 1, 2007

This book is based on a capstone course that the author taught to upper division undergraduate students with the goal to explain and visualize the connections between different areas of mathematics and the way different subject matters flow from one another. In teaching his readers a variety of problem solving techniques as well, the author succeeds in enhancing the readers' hands-on knowledge of mathematics and provides glimpses into the world of research and discovery. The connections between different techniques and areas of mathematics are emphasized throughout and constitute one of the most important lessons this book attempts to impart. This book is interesting and accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of high school mathematics and a curiosity about research mathematics. The author is a professor at the University of Missouri and has maintained a keen interest in teaching at different levels since his undergraduate days at the University of Chicago. He has run numerous summer programs in mathematics for local high school students and undergraduate students at his university. The author gets much of his research inspiration from his teaching activities and looks forward to exploring this wonderful and rewarding symbiosis for years to come.

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"...a tremendous asset and an endless source of inspiration..." ---- EMS Newsletter

Product Details

• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: American Mathematical Society (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821843974
• ISBN-13: 978-0821843970
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,720,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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