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Hands-on guide for learning the style rules of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Previous edition: c1990. Wire-spiral binding. .
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The need for improved mathematics education at the high school and college levels has never been more apparent than in the 1990's. As early as the 1960's, I.M. Gelfand and his colleagues in the USSR thought hard about this same question and developed a style for presenting basic mathematics in a clear and simple form that engaged the curiosity and intellectual interest of thousands of high school and college students. These same ideas, this development, are available in the following books to any student who is willing to read, to be stimulated, and to learn.

"Algebra" is an elementary algebra text from one of the leading mathematicians of the world -- a major contribution to the teaching of the very first high school level course in a centuries old topic -- refreshed by the author's inimitable pedagogical style and deep understanding of mathematics and how it is taught and learned.

This text has been adopted at: Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA * University of Illinois in Chicago, Chicago, IL * University of Chicago, Chicago, IL * California State University, Hayward, CA * Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, GA * Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS.
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Trigonometry, a work in the collection of the Gelfand School Program, is the result of a collaboration between two experienced pre-college teachers, one of whom, I.M. Gelfand, is considered to be among our most distinguished living mathematicians. His impact on generations of young people, some now mathematicians of renown, continues to be remarkable. Trigonometry covers all the basics of the subject through beautiful illustrations and examples. The definitions of the trigonometric functions are geometrically motivated. Geometric relationships are rewritten in trigonometric form and extended. The text then makes a transition to the study of algebraic and analytic properties of trigonometric functions, in a way that provides a solid foundation for more advanced mathematical discussions. Throughout, the treatment stimulates the reader to think of mathematics as a unified subject. Like other I.M. Gelfand treasures in the program—Algebra, Functions and Graphs, and The Method of Coordinates—Trigonometry is written in an engaging style, and approaches the material in a unique fashion that will motivate students and teachers alike.

From a review of Algebra, I.M. Gelfand and A. Shen, ISBN 0-8176-3677-3:

"The idea behind teaching is to expect students to learn why things are true, rather than have them memorize ways of solving a few problems, as most of our books have done. [This] same philosophy lies behind the current text by Gel'fand and Shen. There are specific 'practical' problems but there is much more development of the ideas.... [The authors] have shown how to write a serious yet lively book on algebra."

—R. Askey, The American Mathematics Monthly

 

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City Univ. of New York, New York City. Brandon/Hill Allied Health List first-purchase selection (#395). Textbook for undergraduates taking a 1 to 3 course sequence Deals with audiology and related topics. Includes halftone illustrations, and extensive references. Previous edition: c1997. .
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Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life..
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Instructor's guide to accompany the student text, Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide, 2nd ed., c2002, which listed in approval week 2001-51. Wire-spiral binding. .
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"All through both volumes [Functions & Graphs and The Methods of Coordinates] , one finds a careful description of the step-by-step thinking process that leads up to the correct definition of a concept or to an argument that clinches in the proof of a theorem. We are ... very fortunate that an account of this caliber has finally made it to printed pages... Anyone who has taken this guided tour will never be intimidated by n ever again... High school students (or teachers) reading through these two books would learn an enormous amount of good mathematics. More importantly, they would also get a glimpse of how mathematics is done." -- H. Wu, The Mathematical Intelligencer The need for improved mathematics education at the high school and college levels has never been more apparent than in the 1990's. As early as the 1960's, I.M. Gelfand and his colleagues in the USSR thought hard about this same question and developed a style for presenting basic mathematics in a clear and simple form that engaged the curiosity and intellectual interest of thousands of high school and college students. These same ideas, this development, are available in the following books to any student who is willing to read, to be stimulated, and to learn. The Method of Coordinates is a way of transferring geometric images into formulas, a method for describing pictures by numbers and letters denoting constants and variables. It is fundamental to the study of calculus and other mathematical topics. Teachers of mathematics will find here a fresh understanding of the subject and a valuable path to the training of students in mathematical concepts and skills. Contents Preface Foreword Introduction PART I Chapter 1 The Coordinates of Points on a Line 1. The Number Axis 2. The Absolute Value of Number 3. The Distance Between Two Points Chapter 2 The Coordinates of Points in the Plane 4. The Coordinate Plane 5. Relations Connecting Coordinates 6. The Distance Between Two Points 7. Defining Figures 8. We Begin to Solve Problems 9. Other Systems of Coordinates Chapter 3 The Coordinates of a Point in Space 10. Coordinate Axes and Planes 11. Defining Figures in Space PART II Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Some General Considerations 2. Geometry as an Aid in Calculation 3. The Need for Introducing Four-Dimensional Space 4. The Peculiarities of Four-Dimensional Space 5. Some Physics Chapter 2 Four-Dimensional Space 6. Coordinate Axes and Planes 7. Some Problems Chapter 3 The Four-Dimensional Cube 8. The Definition of the Sphere and the Cube 9. The Structure of the Four-Dimensional Cube 10. Problems on the Cube.
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