Author: H. S. M. Coxeter
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: america, textbooks, association, mathematical, euclidean, geometry, non
Number of Pages: 354
Published: 1998-09-17
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0883855224
ISBN-13: 9780883855225

This is a reissue of Professor Coxeter’s classic text on non-Euclidean geometry. It begins with a historical introductory chapter, and then devotes three chapters to surveying real projective geometry, and three to elliptic geometry. After this the Euclidean and hyperbolic geometries are built up axiomatically as special cases of a more general ’descriptive geometry’. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest in geometry.This is a reissue of Professor Coxeter’s classic text on non-Euclidean geometry. It begins with a historical introductory chapter, and the

Authors:Richard K. Guy, Robert E. Woodrow,
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: mathematics, recreational, history, spectrum, conference, strens, proceedings, eugã¨ne, lighter, memorial
Number of Pages: 375
Published: 1996-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 088385516X
ISBN-13: 9780883855164

Recreational mathematics is thriving at the University of Calgar. Some would say that it is a hotbed for recreational mathematics, for it is the home of the Strens Collection of recreational mathematics materials. The Strens Collection is the most complete library of recreational mathematics in the world. In August of 1986, a special conference on recreational mathematics was held at the University of Calgary to celebrate the founding of the Strens Collection. Leading practitioners of recreational mathematics from around the world gathered in Calgary to share with each other the joy and spirit

Author: Charles T. Salkind
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Keywords: examinations, new, mathematical, library, mathematics, school, problem, book, annual, contest
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1975-12-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0883856050
ISBN-13: 9780883856055

A great many students have participated annually in the Annual High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and four other national organizations in the mathematical sciences.* In 1960, 150,000 students participated from about 5,200 high schools. In 1980, 416,000 students participated from over 6,800 high schools. Since 1950, when the first of these examinations was given., American high school students have tested their skills and ingenuity on such problem as: The rails on a railroad are 30 feet long. As the train passes over the point

Author: Philip D. Straffi
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: america, textbooks, association, mathematical, theory, strategy, game
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 1996-09-05
List price: $46.95
ISBN-10: 0883856379
ISBN-13: 9780883856376

This book pays careful attention to applications of game theory in a wide variety of disciplines. The applications are treated in considerable depth. The book assumes only high school algebra, yet gently builds to mathematical thinking of some sophistication. Game Theory and Strategy might serve as an introduction to both axiomatic mathematical thinking and the fundamental process of mathematical modelling. It gives insight into both the nature of pure mathematics, and the way in which mathematics can be applied to real problems.Book DescriptionThis book pays careful attention to applications

Author: Jim Albert
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: baseball, using, statistics, teaching
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-07-01
List price: $56.95
ISBN-10: 0883857278
ISBN-13: 9780883857274

"Teaching Statistics Using Baseball " is a collection of case studies and exercises applying statistical and probabilistic thinking to the game of baseball. Baseball is the most statistical of all sports, since players are identified and evaluated by their corresponding hitting and pitching statistics. There is an active effort by people in the baseball community to learn more about baseball performance and strategy by the use of statistics. This book illustrates basic methods of data analysis and probability models by means of baseball statistics collected on players and teams. Students often

Authors:Charles T. Salkind, James M. Earl,
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Keywords: mathematical, contest, actuaries, alpha, theta, library, new, society, association, book, problem, iii, annual, school, america
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 1973-06-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0883856255
ISBN-13: 9780883856253

The annual high school contests have been sponsored since 1950 by the Mathematical association of America and the Society of Actuaries, and more recently by Mu Alpha Theta (1965), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (1967) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (1971). Problems from the contests during the period 1950-1960 are published in Volume 5 of the New Mathematical Library, and those for 1961-1965 are published in Volume 17. The New Mathematical Library will continue to publish these contest problems from time-to-time; the present volume contains those from the period 1966-1972.

Author: Harold Braun Reiter
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Keywords: mathematics, competitions, contests, american, vii, problem, book, contest
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-01-13
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0883858215
ISBN-13: 9780883858219

This is the seventh book of problems and solutions from the Mathematics Competitions (published by the MAA. Contest Problem Book VII chronicles 275 problems from the American Mathematics Contests (AMC 12 and AMC 10 for the years 1995 through 2000, including the 50th Anniversary AHSME issued in 1999. Twenty-three additional problems with solutions are included. A Problem Index classifies the 275 problems in to the following subject areas: Algebra, Complex Numbers, Discrete Mathematics (including Counting Problems), Logic, and Discrete Probability, Geometry (including Three Dimensional Geometry)