MOTIVATIONAL STUDY CASES FOR THE INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS COURSE IN COLLEGES
Vladimir V. Riabov, Janeane N. Anderson, Undergraduate Student · 2006
A set of new challenging motivational problems (with solutions) in Elementary Mathematics and Algebra is discussed. The problems are offered for students who are familiar with basic algebraic and geometrical concepts and are looking for modern applications of these concepts in advanced areas of mathematics (e.g., theories of numbers, logic, and algorithms) and computer science (e.g., encryption algorithms).