Mark Bollman: Textbooks for Spring 02008

As an aid to students enrolled in my Spring 02008 classes, here are lists of the required textbooks.

1. Mathematics 360: Mathematical Modeling

Mathematical Modeling, 3rd edition, by Mark Meerschaert, published by Academic Press.  ISBN #978-0-12-370857-1.

2. Mathematics 342: Geometry

1. Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History, 4th edition, by Marvin J. Greenberg, published by W.H. Freeman.  ISBN #0-7167-9948-0 or 978-0-7167-9948-1.
2. College Geometry Using the Geometer's Sketchpad, Preliminary editions, by Barbara Reynolds SDS and William Fenton, published by Key College Publishing.  ISBN #1-931914-54-0.

3. HSP 124-02: Great Issues In Science: 7 Big Ideas That Shaped Science

1. The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, 5th edition, by James Trefil and Robert Hazen, published by Wiley.  ISBN #0-471-76992-4.
2. The Non-Euclidean Revolution, by Richard J. Trudeau, published by Birkhäuser.  ISBN #0-8176-3311-1.
3. The Discoveries, by Alan Lightman, published by Pantheon.  ISBN #0-375-42168-8.
4. The Double Helix, by James D. Watson, published by Scientific American Book Club, ISBN #1-58288-117-0.
5. A Well-Ordered Thing, by Michael D. Gordin, published by Basic Books.  ISBN #0-465-02775-X.
6. The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, published by Gramercy Books.  ISBN #0-517-12320-7.
7. The Origin of Continents and Oceans, by Alfred Wegener, published by Dover.  ISBN #0-486-61708-4.

4. Mathematics 310: Applied Mathematical Statistics

Mathematical Statistics with Applications, 6th or 7th Edition,  Wackerly/Mendenhall/Scheaffer (This should be in your hands already from Math 309.)
 

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