William J. Adams, Professor of Mathematics at Pace University,is a recipient of Paces Outstanding Teacher Award. He wasChairman of the Pace N.Y. Mathematics Department from 1976through 1991.Professor Adams is author or co-author of over twenty bookson mathematics, its applications, and history, including Elementsof Linear Programming (1969), Calculus for Business and SocialScience (1975), Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business, Socialand Life Sciences (1979), Elements of Complex Analysis (1987),Get a Grip on Your Math (1996), Slippery Math in Public Affairs:Price Tag and Defense (2002) ; Think First, Apply MATH, ThinkFurther: Food for Thought (2005), The Life and Times of theCentral Limit Theorem Second Edition(2009), and Alarming! TheChasm Separating Basic Statistics Education from its Necessities(2013). His concern with the slippery side of math and what mathcan do for us and its limitations is a prominent feature of his writingson applications.Concerning higher education in general, he is the author of TheNitty-Gritty in the Life of a University (2007).

William J. Adams, Professor of Mathematics at Pace University,is a recipient of Paces Outstanding Teacher Award. He wasChairman of the Pace N.Y. Mathematics Department from 1976through 1991.Professor Adams is author or co-author of over twenty bookson mathematics, its applications, and history, including Elementsof Linear Programming (1969), Calculus for Business and SocialScience (1975), Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business, Socialand Life Sciences (1979), Elements of Complex Analysis (1987),Get a Grip on Your Math (1996), Slippery Math in Public Affairs:Price Tag and Defense (2002) ; Think First, Apply MATH, ThinkFurther: Food for Thought (2005), The Life and Times of theCentral Limit Theorem Second Edition(2009), and Alarming! TheChasm Separating Basic Statistics Education from its Necessities(2013). His concern with the slippery side of math and what mathcan do for us and its limitations is a prominent feature of his writingson applications.Concerning higher education in general, he is the author of TheNitty-Gritty in the Life of a University (2007).

William J. Adams, Professor of Mathematics at Pace University,is a recipient of Paces Outstanding Teacher Award. He wasChairman of the Pace N.Y. Mathematics Department from 1976through 1991.Professor Adams is author or co-author of over twenty bookson mathematics, its applications, and history, including Elementsof Linear Programming (1969), Calculus for Business and SocialScience (1975), Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business, Socialand Life Sciences (1979), Elements of Complex Analysis (1987),Get a Grip on Your Math (1996), Slippery Math in Public Affairs:Price Tag and Defense (2002) ; Think First, Apply MATH, ThinkFurther: Food for Thought (2005), The Life and Times of theCentral Limit Theorem Second Edition(2009), and Alarming! TheChasm Separating Basic Statistics Education from its Necessities(2013). His concern with the slippery side of math and what mathcan do for us and its limitations is a prominent feature of his writingson applications.Concerning higher education in general, he is the author of TheNitty-Gritty in the Life of a University (2007).