MAA Pavilion Events at MAA MathFest 2015

Attending MAA MathFest this August?
Stop by the MAA Pavilion in the exhibit hall
and check out these events and book deals.

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Apple iPad mini Raffle

Complete and return the MAA Centennial Sudoku found in your registration bag for a chance to win an Apple iPad mini. The puzzle must be turned in by 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5.

Student Discount

Show us your student ID and receive 10% off book purchases.

(cannot be combined with any other discount)

MAA Bucks

Check your registration bag for your MAA Bucks. Use it towards your book purchases of $50 or more. (cannot be combined with any other discount)

3 Books. 3 Days.

Thursday at 2 p.m.: $4 | Friday at 3:30 p.m.: $5 | Saturday at 10:30 a.m.: $6

I, Mathematician Release Party

Thursday at 3 p.m.

Join us for wine and cheese and meet some of the book's contributors.

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MAA Press Launch

Friday at 2 p.m.

You are invited to our launch party. Join us for a cake celebration and browse our new titles.

New Textbook: An Invitation to Real Analysis

An Invitation to Real Analysis
by Luis F. Moreno
List: $75.00
MAA Member: $60.00

An Invitation to Real Analysis is written both as a stepping stone to higher calculus and analysis courses, and as foundation for deeper reasoning in applied mathematics. This book also provides a broader foundation in real analysis than is typical for future teachers of secondary mathematics. In connection with this, within the chapters, students are pointed to numerous articles from The College Mathematics Journal and The American Mathematical Monthly. These articles are inviting in their level of exposition and their wide-ranging content.

Axioms are presented with an emphasis on the distinguishing characteristics that new ones bring, culminating with the axioms that define the reals. Set theory is another theme found in this book, beginning with what students are familiar with from basic calculus. This theme runs underneath the rigorous development of functions, sequences, and series, and then ends with a chapter on transfinite cardinal numbers and with chapters on basic point-set topology.

Differentiation and integration are developed with the standard level of rigor, but always with the goal of forming a firm foundation for the student who desires to pursue deeper study. A historical theme interweaves throughout the book, with many quotes and accounts of interest to all readers.

Over 600 exercises and dozens of figures help the learning process. Several topics (continued fractions, for example), are included in the appendices as enrichment material. An annotated bibliography is included.

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Interested in an examination copy? Learn more here.

Now in Print! The Heart of Calculus

The Heart of Calculus: Explorations and Applications
Philip M. Anselone and John W. Lee
List Price: $60.00 | MAA Member Price: $48.00

This book contains enrichment material for courses in first and second year calculus, differential equations, modeling, and introductory real analysis. It targets talented students who seek a deeper understanding of calculus and its applications. The book can be used in honors courses, undergraduate seminars, independent study, capstone courses taking a fresh look at calculus, and summer enrichment programs. The book develops topics from novel and/or unifying perspectives. Hence, it is also a valuable resource for graduate teaching assistants developing their academic and pedagogical skills and for seasoned veterans who appreciate fresh perspectives.

The explorations, problems, and projects in the book impart a deeper understanding of and facility with the mathematical reasoning that lies at the heart of calculus and conveys something of its beauty and depth. A high level of rigor is maintained. However, with few exceptions, proofs depend only on tools from calculus and earlier. Analytical arguments are carefully structured to avoid epsilons and deltas. Geometric and/or physical reasoning motivates challenging analytical discussions. Consequently, the presentation is friendly and accessible to students at various levels of mathematical maturity. Logical reasoning skills at the level of proof in Euclidean geometry suffice for a productive use of the book.

There are 16 chapters in the book, divided about equally between pure and applied mathematics. The first three chapters are on fundamentals of differential calculus and the last three are on the monumental discoveries of Newton and Kepler on celestial motion and gravitation. The intervening chapters present significant topics in pure and applied mathematics chosen for their intrinsic interest, historical influence, and continuing importance. There is great flexibility in the choice of which chapters to cover and the order of coverage because chapters are essentially independent of each other.

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MAA Books Beat: New Calculus Textbook

by Steve Kennedy, MAA Senior Acquisitions Editor

What do you do at your school with a first–year student who scored a four or five in AP calculus in high school? There is, at least at Carleton, an awkward articulation between the coverage of the AP AB syllabus and our first-year calculus sequence.

For the first several weeks of our Calculus II class we are covering material that is, at least partially, in an AP calculus class: methods of integration; applications of the integral, including arc length and surface area; some elementary differential equations. But students who take Calculus I at Carleton haven’t seen any of this. It makes for a strange dynamic in the classroom: For some students everything is new and confusing; for others (the AP students) large parts are review. The former feel at a disadvantage, the latter a little bored.

We don’t really want to have two strands through our calculus sequence, one for students with AP experience and another for students who take all their calculus at Carleton. Several years ago we took the AP-experienced students and gave them a half-term course in modeling while the non-AP students took our standard Calculus II material. Then the two groups came together for the second half of the term to study sequences and series together. This turned out to be logistically difficult (and confusing to folks in other departments of the college), and we abandoned the experiment after a few years.

MAA Books Store: Buy 1 Get One 1/2 Off

Buy I, Mathematician and get 50% off* A Mathematician Comes of Age.

Hurry! This deal ends Tuesday, March 31.

I, Mathematician
Peter Casazza, Steven G. Krantz and Randi D. Ruden, Editors
List: $50.00 MAA Member: $40.00

Mathematicians have pondered the psychology of the members of our tribe probably since mathematics was invented, but for certain since Hadamard's The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field. The editors asked two dozen prominent mathematicians (and one spouse thereof) to ruminate on what makes us different. The answers they got are thoughtful, interesting and thought-provoking.

A Mathematician Comes of Age
Steven G. Krantz
List: $60.00 MAA Member: $48.00

The book provides background, data, and analysis for understanding the concept of mathematical maturity. It turns the idea of mathematical maturity from a topic for coffee-room conversation to a topic for analysis and serious consideration.

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*Discount is off the list price. No code needed. To receive the discount, both items must be placed in your cart. Offer expires March 31, 2015 at midnight.