Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey, 6th Edition includes CengageNOW, Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING, and Student Book Companion Site Printed Access Card

by Thomas A. Mowry, David B. Johnson

Demonstrates how mathematics is usable and relevant to students. The author emphasizes problem solving skills, practical applications, and the history of mathematics.

Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Thomas Mowry earned a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Mathematics from Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan. He began his college teaching career at City College of San Francisco and then went on to teach at San Francisco State University, Golden Gate University, and Cogswell College. He has been a professor of mathematics at Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California since 1985, where he has taught the complete gamut of courses from arithmetic to differential equations. He has served as department chair at DVC for the last seven years. Along with co-author, David B. Johnson, he created a college-level, transferable mathematics course (at DVC) designed for students in the liberal arts. As no appropriate textbooks were available for this course, he and David created Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey, which was first published in 1992.