The United States must restructure mathematics education--both what is learned and the way it is taught--if children are to develop the mathematical knowledge and skills they will need to be personally and professionally competent in the twenty-first century. Joining the recent reports that have opened a national dialogue on these issues, Reshaping School Mathematics focuses discussion on essential ideas that transcend details of current curricula or assessment results.
The book reinforces coverage from earlier courses in corporate finance, while providing new advanced material to challenge even the most prolific learners. In-depth coverage of core issues as well as the most current coverage of developing issues reshaping finance today are made clear through the book's reader-friendly approach, timely real business examples, integrated cases, and Excel spreadsheet models.
Israel Moiseevich Gelfand is one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century.
His insights and ideas have helped to develop new areas in mathematics and to
reshape many classical ones.
The influence of Gelfand can be found everywhere in mathematics and mathematical
physics from functional analysis to geometry, algebra, and number theory. His
seminar (one of the most influential in the history of mathematics) helped to create
a very diverse and productive Gelfand school; indeed, many outstanding mathematicians
proudly call themselves Gelfand disciples....