Loving Math by Lewis Forsheit

Loving Math by Lewis Forsheit

This book includes problems and projects (either in whole or in part) that my students worked on in my regular math classes, in my advanced math elective, or outside of school with my mentoring. The problems and projects include some that can be found in literature, some that I made up myself, and some (no doubt) that are both because what I made-up may have been made-up previously.

I decided to compile some of the topics that my best students worked on and publish them for the benefit of other teachers, who could share them with their gifted students. Some of the problems and projects are presented with complete solutions, with every step detailed. Some are missing a number of the intermediary steps, which need to be filled in, and some are problems and projects that are only proposed without any solution offered. All the problems and applications are designed to challenge the best students and their teachers. The math disciplines range through geometry, algebra, trigonometry and calculus while the applications include physics, origami, investments and financial strategies, human modeling, etc.

Lewis Forsheit grew up in Brooklyn, New York, where he graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School and was Co-Captain of the Math Team in 1959. After receiving a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University School of Engineering, he was a successful aerospace engineer and engineering manager specializing in aircraft and booster rocket control systems. (Yes, he really was a rocket scientist.) In 1977 he changed careers to become a sales account executive and sales manager in the computer industry. Upon retiring from both careers in 2002, he returned to his academic passion of mathematics and became a high school math teacher, thereby fulfilling his destiny by joining the ranks of generations of teachers in his extended family. He teaches mathematics at Wildwood School and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, who (by his own estimation) is the world's greatest biology teacher. Together, they enjoy spending time with the families of their two married daughters.

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ISBN 13	9781490779157
ISBN 10	1490779159
Title	Loving Math
Author	Lewis Forsheit
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Trafford Publishing
Year published	2016-12-07
Number of pages	104
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.