STEM IN THE REAL WORLD STEM IN THE REAL WORLD STEM IN THE REAL WORLD M ATHEM ATICS IN TH E REAL WORLD b y C h r i s t i n e Zu c h o r a Wa l s k e Content Consultant Dr Karin Wiburg Professor of Learning Technologies New Mexico State University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE The Power of Mathematics 4 CHAPTER TWO The History of Math 14 CHAPTER THREE Making a Living with Math 28 CHAPTER FOUR Tomorrow’s Mathematics 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
