{"product_id":"the-education-of-t-c-mits-what-modern-mathematics-means-to-you","title":"The Education of T.C. Mits: What Modern Mathematics Means to You","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful book.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have studied with pleasure [this] new book...Beautiful examples...Illuminating. I am convinced that [Lieber's] original enterprise will get the recognition it so richly deserves.\"--Albert Einstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Liebers have written an ingenious, entertaining, and illuminating book.\"--\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book should be 'required reading' especially for non-mathematicians.\"--E.T. Bell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Development of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1942, this whimsical exploration of how to think in a mathematical mood continues to delight math-lovers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you know that two times two is not always four; that the sum of the angles in a triangle does not always equal 180 ; that sometimes it is possible to draw two parallel lines through the same point? In\u003ci\u003eThe Education of T. C. MITS\u003c\/i\u003e, Lillian Lieber opens the door to the wonder of mathematical thinking and its application to everyday life. Lieber uses simple language and fanciful illustrations drawn by her husband, Hugh, to present fundamental mathematical concepts with a deft touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new foreword by Harvard University mathematics professor Barry Mazur is a tribute to the Liebers' influence on generations of mathematicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLillian Lieber\u003c\/b\u003e was the head of the Department of Mathematics at Long Island University. She wrote a series of lighthearted (and well-respected) math books in the 1940s, including \u003ci\u003eThe Einstein Theory of Relativity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInfinity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMits, Wits \u0026amp; Logic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Gray Lieber\u003c\/b\u003e was the head of the Department of Fine Arts at Long Island University. He illustrated many books written by his wife Lillian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Mazur\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Mazur is a mathematician and is the Gerhard Gade University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eImagining Numbers (particularly the square root of minus fifteen)\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous honors in his field, including the Veblen Prize, Cole Prize, Steele Prize, and Chauvenet Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLillian R. Lieber was Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics at Long Island University. She wrote a series of light-hearted (and well-respected) math books, many of them illustrated by her husband. Hugh Gray Lieber was Professor and Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Long Island University. Barry Mazur does his mathematics at Harvard University and lives in Cambridge, Massachussetts, with the writer Grace Dane Mazur. He is the author of Imagining Numbers (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen) (FSG, 2003). He has won numerous prizes in his field, including the Veblen Prize, Cole Prize, Steele Prize, and Chauvenet Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paul Dry Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473931407634,"sku":"9781589880337","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3dacd8c-9315-45fc-bab6-9e1ff7d4b0e7.jpg?v=1730208412","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-education-of-t-c-mits-what-modern-mathematics-means-to-you","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}