Professor William J. Adams Releases Book on Finite Mathematics

As a professor of mathematics at the university level, William J. Adams has observed a number of serious misunderstandings of what mathematics and finite mathematics, in particular, can do for people in terms of applications as well as its limitations. In Alarming! The Chasm Separating Education of Applications of Finite Math from its Necessities, he addresses the aforementioned dimensions of applied finite mathematics by providing illustrations, food-for-thought questions and their corresponding answers with discussions. It will be of interest to teachers and students who share the author's concerns and who want to become better acquainted with these dimensions.

There are two major shortcomings in recently published finite math books that Professor Adams noticed. These are: (a) mathematical modeling, which distinguishes a conclusion's validity from its realism, is not taken up. (b) The issue, if the hypothesis of a theorem in an application setting is not satisfied, what then? is not addressed. His book aims to correct these gaps using a unique approach that combines thought-provoking discussions of real-world scenarios/situations.

Incisive and necessary for both teachers, students and anyone concerned with these dimensions, Alarming! The Chasm Separating Education of Applications of Finite Math from its Necessities will prove to be an invaluable source of information for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of applications of finite math.

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About the Author

William J. Adams, Professor of Mathematics at Pace University, is a recipient of Pace's Outstanding Teacher Award. He was Chairman of the Pace N.Y. Mathematics Department from 1976 through 1991. Professor Adams is author or co-author of over twenty books on mathematics, its applications, and history, including Elements of Linear Programming (1969), Calculus for Business and Social Science (1975), Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business, Social and Life Sciences (1979), Elements of Complex Analysis (1987), Get a Grip on Your Math (1996), Slippery Math in Public Affairs: Price Tag and Defense (2002) and Think First, Apply MATH, Think Further: Food for Thought (2005), The Life and Times of the Central Limit Theorem Second Edition (2009) and Alarming! The Chasm Separating Basic Statistics Education From Its Necessities (2013). His concern with the slippery side of math and what math can do for people and its limitations is a prominent feature of his writings on applications. Concerning higher education in general, he is the author of The Nitty-Gritty in the Life of a University (2007).

Alarming! The Chasm Separating Education of Applications of Finite Math from Its Necessities * by William J. Adams
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 127 pages; 978-1-4797-9992-3
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