William C. Orthwein earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from MIT, and a master’s degree in mathematics and a doctorate in engineering from the University of Michigan. Before reti...показать большеWilliam C. Orthwein earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from MIT, and a master’s degree in mathematics and a doctorate in engineering from the University of Michigan. Before retirement he worked in the aerospace and defense industries, and in academia. After retirement he became interested in the mathematics underlying everyday economics and the insight gained from the implementation of that mathematics motivated this book.показать меньше