About the Author
Jack Weiner is an emeritus professor in the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Guelph,
in Guelph, Ontario (Canada). He has over 30 years
of experience teaching mathematics, including 5 years
of teaching at the high school level. He has won both
the University of Guelph's Professorial Teaching Award
and the prestigious Ontario Confederation of University
Faculty Associations Teaching Award. In an annual Canada-wide
university survey conducted by Maclean's magazine, he was listed as a "Popular Professor" eight years
out of nine. Jack has been using Maple for teaching,
writing and recreation for over 15 years.