Includes Interactive Explorations Student CD and 3D glasses
	850 pp, Hardbound, ©2005 1-931914-41-9
	94.95 list
	Heart of Math Text + Manipulative Kit Value Package 1-931914-51-6
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The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking, Second Edition

by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird

Your students will awaken to the meaning of mathematics

Transform your mathematics course into an engaging and mind-opening experience for even your most math-phobic students. The Heart of Mathematics: An invitation to effective thinking —now in its second edition—succeeds beyond any other textbook aimed at non-math, non-science-oriented majors. Infused throughout with the authors’ humor and enthusiasm, The Heart of Mathematics introduces students to the most important and interesting ideas in mathematics while inspiring them to actively engage in mathematical thinking. The text’s review in the June–July 2001 issue of the American Mathematical Monthly states:

“This is very possibly the best ‘mathematics for the non-mathematician’ book that I have seen—and that includes popular (non-textbook) books that one would find in a general bookstore.”

The Heart of Mathematics is a book to be read and enjoyed by both faculty and students, as well as mathematicians and general interest readers. In the authors’ own words, “We selected a few of the greatest and most interesting ideas in mathematics and tried to make them accessible and intriguing to students. We hope instructors will find some of their favorite topics among those in The Heart of Mathematics, and that instructors will enjoy introducing those mathematical vistas to their students. Our goal is to offer students the genuine ideas and modes of thinking that attracted all of us to mathematics.”

Intriguing Topics, Motivating Features

From explorations into chaos theory and probability to questions about infinity and the fourth dimension, entertaining contexts capture students’ interest as they develop effective methods of thinking and problem solving. With the use of over 40 java applet explorations on the accompanying CD, manipulatives from the accompanying kit, 3-D glasses, and other visualization techniques, students become active investigators, modeling their thinking and, in the process, discovering the mathematics inherent in the world around them.

The Second Edition—Even More Effective

Since its initial publication, The Heart of Mathematics has stimulated a lively exchange between users of the text and the authors. Responding to this feedback, Edward Burger and Michael Starbird have crafted a new edition that offers an even richer experience for both instructors and students. The second edition features:

• Important new content and useful applications. A new final chapter—Deciding Wisely: Applications of Rigorous Thinking—presents everyday, practical applications of the strategies of thought developed throughout the text to situations students encounter in their daily lives.

• Expanded coverage. With advice from statisticians, the authors have crafted three sections that cover the topics generally found in an introductory statistics course. Students who read these sections will be able to identify statistical displays, understand statistical terms, and recognize statistical fallacies.
• More support for students. “Developing Ideas”—preparatory questions preceding “Mindscape” problems—provide helpful checkpoint s for students to confirm their reading comprehension, concept clarity, and in some cases, algebraic agility.

Extensive instructor materials. An enhanced teaching package includes detailed lesson plans, suggested class activities, additional mathematical background material, Instructor Videos, and a Test Bank.

Text and Supplements: Ordering Information

• Text: (Now available)
  Packaged with the Interactive Explorations Student CD and 3D glasses.
  1-931914-41-9, 760 pp, Hardbound, ©2005
  94.95 list
  Heart of Math Text + Manipulative Kit Value Package
  1-931914-51-6
  $94.95 list
  
  
• Manipulative Kit: (Now available)
  Similar to the first edition manipulative kit, except without the Interactive Explorations Student CD and 3D glasses which are now packaged with the text. Shows students how they can model their world using mathematical thinking and household objects to solve problems. Includes instruction book, Platonic Solids kit, Pythagorean Proof Puzzle, Topological Puzzle, Fibonacci Square-to-Rectangle Puzzle, four game dice, and other materials in a durable plastic pouch.
   1-931914-50-8
  $29.95 list
  
• Instructor Resources and Adjunct Guide: (Now available)
  Includes sample syllabi to shape all types of courses; detailed suggestions for each section of the text, including Goals, Mathematical Underpinnings, Questions of the Day, and Sample Lectures broken down minute-by-minute of a 50 minute course; solutions to most of the Mindscapes, particularly those in the Developing Ideas, Solidifying Ideas, Creating New Ideas, and Further Challenges sections. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information.
  1-931914-53-2
  49.95 list
  
  
• Instructor CD: (Now available)
  Contains much of the Instructor Resources and Adjunct Guide, including all of the transparency masters. The Sample Lectures and Syllabi are provided so that you can customize them to your course. Also includes some segments from the Instructor Videos, selected test questions from the Test Bank, and all of the Student Interactive Explorations. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information.
  1-931914-85-0
  $49.95 list
  
  
• Instructor Videos: (Now available)
  For instructors and adjuncts who want additional support in motivating or understanding Heart of Mathematics topics or the authors’ pedagogical approach. Taped during one of Mike Starbird’s Chautauqua Lecture workshops and Ed Burger and Mike Starbird’s MAA Minicourse—taught by both authors—these videos show how the authors teach the material in their book. Other segments feature key contributors and users of The Heart of Mathematics. In-depth segments are provided for nearly every section of the text as well as important vision, overview, and ancillary package descriptions. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information.
  1-931914-86-9
  $179.95 list
  
  
• Test Bank: (Now available)
  Containing tests provided by users of the first edition, questions are organized by text chapter, and are available in a format that is modifiable for your courses. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information.
  -931914-87-7
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• Resource Center Web site: (Now available)
  Includes Instructor Resources, syllabi, Interactive Explorations, and more. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information.
  
  
• Access Code Package: (Now available)
  Includes access to online resources, the Interactive Explorations Student CD, and 3D glasses for students who purchase used books. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information
  1-931914-52-4
  $29.95 list
  
• The Joy of Thinking Video Course from The Teaching Company: (Now available)
  Select adopters will also be eligible to receive a complimentary copy of The Joy of Thinking on DVD or VHS. This series of 24 30-minute lectures, aimed at motivated adult learners, features Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird as guides for the material found in The Heart of Mathematics. While quantities last. Visit The Teaching Company at www.teach12.com. Contact your Key College Publishing sales representative for more information

Renowned Authors

Edward B. Burger is Professor of Mathematics at Williams College and is an award-winning teacher. Selected as an MAA George Polya Lecturer, he received the 2001 Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics by the MAA and the 2004 Chauvenet Prize for mathematical expository writing by the MAA.

Michael Starbird is University Distinguished Teaching Professor in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT and has won many teaching awards, including two student-selected awards based on his required mathematics course for humanities students.

Instructors and reviewers are saying…

• “I’m having a wonderful time using your text. It’s everything I have been looking for in a book for this kind of course. I just completed teaching Math 105, Math for Liberal Arts Students, at Irvine Valley College, and I must tell you that in 25 years of teaching this course I’ve never had a better experience. I feel terrific because I know I delivered a quality course, full of rich and challenging ideas. I’ve taught Math 105 many times from traditional textbooks, and I’ve never been this excited before.” 
  
  Richard Zucker, Irvine Valley College
  
  
• “I love this book!  Students are telling other teachers how much they like this book, and when I walk into class they are already talking mathematics!  It is so wonderful! [Heart of Mathematics] is going great on our campus and all three of us using the book are having a blast!”
  
  Jodi Cotten, Jamestown Community College (now Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY)
  
  
• “Never before Burger and Starbird, had such a giant step forward been taken in turning college students on to math. The Heart of Mathematics is easily the best liberal arts math textbook ever written. The authors understand which math really is beautiful and interesting, and design their chapters accordingly. They are pioneers in writing engagingly about mathematics. Greek philosophers might consider this the ideal liberal arts math text. There is nothing left for other authors to do but to try to imitate Burger and Starbird.”
  
  Dave Kennedy at Shippensburg University, PA
  
  
• I have been teaching mathematics at Salado High School for thirty-two years. This year I have an independent study class consisting of six of our brightest juniors and seniors. I bought a copy of The Heart of Mathematics this summer and fell in love with it. I have purchased a copy for each of the six students, and we discuss something from the book almost daily. I want to commend you for writing such an interesting and informative book.”
  
  Dennis Cabaniss, Salado High School, Salado, TX
  
  
• “I’m teaching a course using the Heart of Mathematics…I love the book!”
  
  Raymond Greenwell, Hofstra University

Accolades from the student community…

• I’m currently taking a math course to fulfill my GE requirements and we’re using your text, The Heart of Mathematics. I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful book it is. I’ve never been great at math, but the way topics are covered in the text makes things easier to understand. … I want to again express my gratitude to you and your text for helping me better understand math!
  
  Neil Blaze, junior, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  
  
• Williams College students…
  
  “Best darn math book ever.”“While many books claim that their text “makes math fun again!”  I believe that yours is the only one that actually accomplishes this.”
  
  “It takes amazing concepts and makes them easier to understand.”
  
  “I definitely plan on keeping the textbook so that I can look through it in the future and try some of the problems we didn't cover during the class--which is something I never thought I would say about any textbook, ever.”
  
  “The book is awesome.”
  
  
• Brooklyn College students…
  
  “This class was great. It allowed me to become creative and imaginative.”
  
  “I gained a whole new perspective for looking at math.”
  
  “This class gave me an experience that I will remember. It has shown me that there is more to math than just numbers.”
  
  
• and from James Madison University…
  
  “I have never liked a math book before. It was great.”
  
  “This math book is incredible; it teaches you math in the purest sense of the word. Also, it was funny and challenging.”
  
  “This textbook is a pleasure to use—great!”

Articles and reviews:

• Notices of the AMS: American Mathematical Society, February, 2000: “Another Opinion: Pleasures vs. Problems,” Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird, p. 181.
  
  
• Focus: The Newsletter of the Mathematical Association of America, December, 2000: “Abandoning Dead Ends: Embracing Lively Beginnings,” Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird, pp 10-11.
  
  
• American Mathematical Monthly, June–July, 2001, reviewed by Marion D. Cohen of Drexel University, pp. 573-576.
  
  “This is very possibly the best ‘mathematics for the non-mathematician’ book that I have seen – and that includes popular (non-textbook) books that one would find in a general bookstore …”

Printed copy available upon request