R. David Nelson se věnoval matematickému vzdělávání a jeho historii, přičemž zkoumal souvislosti mezi matematikou a kognitivními procesy. Jeho práce se vyznačuje hlubokým porozuměním matematickým principům a jejich aplikací ve vzdělávání. Nelson se zaměřuje na reformu matematického kurikula a na zpřístupnění matematiky širšímu publiku. Jeho jazyk je precizní a zároveň přístupný, což čtenářům umožňuje proniknout do složitých myšlenek srozumitelnou formou.
A reference source containing over three thousand fully cross referenced entries covering all branches of pure and applied mathematics from algebra and geometry to statistics and mechanics, aimed at readers up to and including undergraduate level. Second revised edition.
Before I say anything about this book, I offer for your consideration the fact that I am not a student of biochemistry; I am a physics graduate student. My desire to learn about biochemistry had nothing to do with receiving any sort of degree. Then consider the fact that this is the only Amazon.com review I have ever written. These facts alone should tell you that I must have found this book pretty remarkable. This text was required for all three of the biochemistry classes I took as an undergraduate student, and it never let me down. It contains a positively HUGE amount of information, which Nelson and Cox have somehow managed to digest and present for the layperson in a way that is both engaging and understandable. The writing style is superb, and the visual aids are numerous and of exceptionally high quality. How many times while cramming for the next day's test at 3:00 am have you caught yourself reading material that isn't even covered on the exam, just because it's interesting? I