Aufman, Lockwood, Nation, Clegg – Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning

Designed for the non-traditional Liberal Arts course, Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning focuses on sensible subjects that college students have to study to be able to be higher quantitative thinkers and decision-makers. The creator staff’s method emphasizes collaborative studying and important considering whereas presenting downside fixing in purposeful and significant contexts. While this textual content is extra concise than the creator staff’s Mathematical Excursions (© 2007), it accommodates lots of the similar options and studying strategies, such because the confirmed Aufmann Interactive Method. An intensive know-how package deal offers instructors and college students with a complete set of help instruments.

About the Author

Richard Aufmann is the lead creator of two bestselling developmental math sequence and a bestselling school algebra and trigonometry sequence, in addition to a number of by-product math texts. He acquired a BA in arithmetic from the University of California, Irvine, and an MA in arithmetic from California State University, Long Beach. Mr. Aufmann taught math, laptop science, and physics at Palomar College in California, the place he was on the college for 28 years. His textbooks are extremely acknowledged and revered amongst school arithmetic professors. Today, Mr. Aufmann’s skilled pursuits embrace quantitative literacy, the developmental math curriculum, and the affect of know-how on curriculum improvement.

Joanne Lockwood acquired a BA in English Literature from St. Lawrence University and each an MBA and a BA in arithmetic from Plymouth State University. Ms. Lockwood taught at Plymouth State University and Nashua Community College in New Hampshire, and has over 20 years’ expertise instructing arithmetic at the highschool and school stage. Ms. Lockwood has co-authored two bestselling developmental math sequence, in addition to quite a few by-product math texts and ancillaries. Ms. Lockwood’s major curiosity at the moment helps developmental math college students overcome their challenges in studying math.

Richard Nation is Professor of Mathematics at Palomar College. He is the co-author of a number of Aufmann titles.