World Through the Lens of Mathematics

This amazing book aims to shatter the barrier between students and mathematics. By encouraging students to look at mathematics from a different perspective, build a bridge between their surroundings and mathematics and, at the same time, enrich them with the culture, history, customs, and geography of different parts of the world.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Our Algebraic World. Chapter 2. Around the World With Equations. Chapter 3. Wor(l)d Problems. Chapter 4. Geometry in The World. Chapter 5. The World in Puzzles.

About the author

Dr. Natali Hritonenko is an award-winning Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean at Prairie View A&M University. During her prolific career, Dr. Hritonenko has authored 7 books and over 150 papers. Her books are used as textbooks and translated to other languages. Dr. Hritonenko is continuously working on improving mathematical education. Dr. Hritonenko is the founder and director of PVAMU REU Site: Mathematical Modeling in the Sciences supported by NSF and Mellon Canter for Faculty Excellence.
Dr. Yuri Yatsenko holds a Ph.D. from Kiev National University (Ukraine) and Dr. Sci. degree from the USSR Academy of Sciences (Moscow). He was a professor at science, business and technology schools in Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Canada, and USA. Since 2002, he has been a professor at Houston Baptist University. Dr. Yatsenko has published eight books and more than 200 papers in top-ranked scientific journals.

Summary

This amazing book aims to shatter the barrier between students and mathematics. By encouraging students to look at mathematics from a different perspective, build a bridge between their surroundings and mathematics and, at the same time, enrich them with the culture, history, customs, and geography of different parts of the world.

Product details

• Authors: Natali Hritonenko, Natali Yatsenko Hritonenko, Hritonenko Natali, Yuri Yatsenko, Yatsenko Yuri
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032398617
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239861-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, Philosophy of Mathematics, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General