The author has dedicated most of his life to teaching mathematics, engaging audiences from preschoolers to graduate teachers across diverse cultural and social settings globally. This extensive experience has driven him to address the perceived difficulties associated with learning and teaching the subject. His core approach is to "humanize" mathematics, reconnecting it with its historical and cultural origins and its fundamental purposes. Through his books, he aims to unveil these often unknown yet fascinating dimensions of mathematics, promoting a clearer understanding of it as a human endeavor with demonstrable uses and potential.
" A global survey of the history of mathematics, this newly corrected and updated collection of 32 highly readable essays features contributions by such distinguished educators as Carl Boyer and Morris Kline. Fascinating articles explore studies by Fibonacci, Descartes, Cardano, Kepler, Galileo, Pascal, Newton, Euler, and others. Suitable for readers with no background in math"--