This book provides interesting and unusual ways to introduce new mathematics topics to secondary school students. The book presents motivational ways to teach many of the key topics in the secondary school curriculum. The suggested teaching approaches are presented as though the teacher is completely unfamiliar with them as well as with their underlying mathematics. Every effort has been made to make the discussions clear and complete.
Alfred S. Posamentier is professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education at the City College of the City University of New York. He has authored and co-authored several resource books in mathematics education for Corwin Press.
Herbert A. Hauptman is a world-renowned mathematician who pioneered and developed a mathematical method that has changed the whole field of chemistry. For this work he was recipient of the 1985 Nobel Price in chemistry. With this book Dr. Hauptman brings his highly sophisticated knowledge of mathematics and his many years of exploration in higher mathematics to the advantage of secondary school audience.