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On Reading a Mathematics Text

This brief article encourages instructors of mathematics to view algebra as a parallel language to English (or French, etc.) and teach it as such.
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Gold, Hay and Stubble

Gold, Hay and Stubble is a collection of original faith-based poetry written over the period 1996-2006. Many of the poems conform to classic patterns such as sonnets, ballad stanza, Burns stanza, hymn stanza, etc. This alone makes Gold, Hay and Stubble a great resource for studying various types of poems. All poems may be used by any non-profit with proper citation.
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Calculus without Limits--Almost: Second Edition

Calculus without Limits is an original exposition of single-variable calculus using the classic differential approach. By using differentials (as opposed to limits), the book provides a seamless transition from elementary calculus to elementary ordinary differential equations. Home schoolers and people needing a quick but thorough review of elementary calculus concepts will benefit from this bo...
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The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics

"The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics" is a complete 187 page book with index, which can be used to supplement and enrich high-school geometry courses or home-schooling of individual students. It may be freely download for individual or group use but not resold for profit, "Freely you have been given, so freely give." The book replaces and enhances all of my existing articles ad...
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Brain Booster Book

The Air Force Brain Booster Book is a collection of puzzles in logic and mathematics collected over a period of 15 years. All puzzles are graded as to difficulty level.
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The Handbook of Essential Mathematics

The Handbook of Essential Mathematics is a public-releasable compendium of formulas, tables, and solution processes encountered in the first two years of college mathematics. Also included is an extensive application section showcasing applications in the mathematics of personal finance such as mortgages, car loans, IRAs, and annuities.
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The Pythagorean Theorem: a Wonder for all Ages

This article traces the Pythagorean Theorem through several thousand years of history and seven major categories of proof. Article is part of "The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics", available as a PDF download on this very same web page.
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Two Famous Pythagorean Puzzles

This article presents two famous puzzles tied to the Pythagorean Theorem. The first is Sam Lloyd's Triangular Lake. The second is the 3-4-5 magic-square system developed by Royal Vale Heath having Pythagorean properties. Both gems are truly amazing and are discussed to the same extent in "The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics", available as a PDF download on this very same web page.
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Musings on the Pythagorean Theorem

This article muses a possible exploratory path that could have led to the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem. Article is part of "The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics" available as a PDF download on this very same web page.
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The Impossible Division

This article, suitable for high-school or middle-school teachers, presents three arguments that can be used to show math students that division by zero is a logical impossibility.
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Active Mathematics Educator.Retired aerospace engineer.

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Math Education and writing,especially Poetry. See Gold, Hay and Stubble, a ten-year compilation available as a Scribd PDF download.
   

Lately I've been reading:

W.B. Yeats, Ted Kooser (former U.S. poet laureate) and the Bhagavad Gita (Stephen Mitchell's translation)
   

Lately I've been writing:

Still more poetry. Published 3rd Edition of Calculus without Limits which contains a Calculus Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem and a full-subject index. Also available in Amazon Kindle format. My new book on the Pythagorean Theorem--The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics-- is available as a free PDF download on this site.
   

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Golden Buckeye born in October of 1947. Married to Carolyn for 40 years and we have two grown sons. Two of my childhood American heros are former astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, both Ohioans as myself. Favorite all-time instrumental hit is "The Lark Ascending" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, my most-admired composer no matter the genre. My favorite poets are W.B. Yeats and Emily Dickinson.

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