Ernest Cook Poole (1880–1950) was a U.S. novelist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 23, 1880, and graduated from Princeton University in 1902. He worked as a journalist and was active in promoting social reforms including the ending of child labor. Poole's novel concerns a woman who marries her dead sister's husband and helps restore his artistic vocation.
David Poole's innovative book emphasizes vectors and geometric intuition from the start and better prepares students to make the transition from the computational aspects of the course to the theoretical. Poole covers vectors and vector geometry first to enable students to visualize the mathematics while they are doing matrix operations. With a concrete understanding of vector geometry, students are able to visualize and understand the meaning of the calculations that they will encounter.
Steven Poole THE GUARDIAN : 'there is a lovely tribute to Dawkins's friend Douglas Adams, some interesting speculations on the next few decades of genetic engineering, an explanation of what crystals really are, and some heartfelt reminiscences of Africa. Patrick Nees THE DAILY TELEGRAPH : 'his arguments sing with clear-eyed passion and conviction' Travis Elborough THE SUNDAY TIMES : 'this erudite collection...... where Dawkins assesses the work of his late rival Stephen Jay Gould is essential reading.' SUNDAY HERALD : 'His passion collapses the notion that scientists are lab-coated androids.' NEW SCIENTIST : "A rare treat and it comes in seven servings, each essay will grip you at once." THE HERALD : "A must-read for fans and non-fans alike and for people of an independent mind everywhere."
