Math G

Textbook Review Assignment

1) Pick one book from the following list.

  1. Go to the Instructional Material Center and Review it there.

(they are on reserve - you cannot take them out)

(W2-501 take your library card)

3) Write a three page description which includes all of the following:

  1. which book did you choose?

b) a contrast/comparison of topics with our current text and explanation of whether you think the topic list of the new book is better or worse,

c) pick one area which is explained better in the new book than in our current text and explain why,

d) pick one area which is explained worse in the new book than in our current text and explain why,

e) explain overall whether or not you would choose this new book in preference to our current text.

Tannenbaum/Arnold Excursions in Modern Math 92

Burton History of Math 88

Johnson/Mowry Math - A Practical Odyssey 92

Smith The Nature of Math 90

Staszkow/Bradshaw Mathematical Palette 91

Growney Math in Daily Life 86

Setek Fundamentals of Math 92

Bello/Britton Topics in Contemporary Math 95

Angel/Porter Survey of Math w/ Applications 5/e 97

Wheeler Math - an everyday language 79

Graham Modern Elementary Math 84

Pulsinelli Living Math - a Survey 82

Miller/Heeren Math - an everyday experience 80

Coughlin/Zitarelli The Ascent of Math 84

Lavoie Discovering Math 93

Gudder A Mathematical Journey 94

Bennet/Briggs Using and Understanding Math 98

Parks/Musser Math in Life, Society & the World 97