Douglas K. Brumbaugh has taught college, in-service, or K-12 mathematics for close to 45 years. He received his B.S. from Adrian College and master's and doctorate in mathematics education from the University of Georgia. When talking with others about teaching and learning in the K-12 environment, his immersion in teaching is beneficial. The thoughts and examples in this book are based experiences working with garden-variety kids.
Peggy L. Moch decided to become a teacher, following nearly 25 years in the laboratory as a medical technologist mainly specializing in immunohematology, microbiology, quality control, and quality assurance. She obtained her teaching degrees, a bachelor's, master's, and doctorate--all in mathematics education--from the University of Central Florida. Together with her writing colleagues, Moch has endeavored to share that love with readers.
MaryE Wilkinson received her B.S., master's, and doctorate in mathematics education from the University of Central Florida. She has taught high school mathematics courses, college mathematics courses, and mathematics and science methods courses. When thinking and writing about elementary school mathematics, she draws upon all of her experiences and continuing presence in elementary classrooms.
David Rock is Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His "Politics of Argentina, 1890-1930 won the 1976 Herbert E. Bolton Prize for Latin American history. He is author of " Authoritarian Argentina" (1993) and editor of "Latin America in the Nineteen Forties" (1994), both available from the University of California Press.
