Mathematics in 10 Lessons ─ The Grand Tour

Aimed at readers wanting to truly learn math for the first time and those who have seen their knowledge slip away, King (mathematics, Lehigh U.) presents mathematics as a set of fundamental principles rather then a complicated set of rules. Divided into ten lessons, the book begins at the most basic level with a discussion of symbolic logic and progresses from number theory to the principles of calculus. The author encourages aesthetic, creative, and historic consideration throughout as, according to him, "the motivation for mathematics is beauty". A key to symbols and an index is provided. The author also wrote The Art of Mathematics. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jerry P. King, PhD (Bethlehem, PA), is professor emeritus of mathematics and dean emeritus of the graduate school at Lehigh University, where he spent forty-five years teaching mathematics and was awarded the university’s two most prestigious teaching awards. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Art of Mathematics and numerous professional papers and reviews.