Mathematics Beyond the Numbers is written in a conversational style and uses real-world data and applications to make the topics come to life for today’s students! Designed for a one or two-semester liberal arts mathematics course, Mathematics Beyond the Numbers integrates a great deal of historical background so that students can see the development of mathematics over time. In addition, some of the topics included in Mathematics Beyond the Numbers are particularly applicable to a student’s field of study. For instance, voting methods and apportionment are of interest to a political science major Mathematics Beyond the Numbers by George T. Gilbert and Rhonda L.