This book is about some of the basic ideas in mathematics that people are likely to encounter in the normal course of their lives. It is about money-statistics, relations, probabilit graphs, decision making, codes, logic, languages, and much more. It was written to help people develop their mathematical problem solving skills and to help them see how mathematics is a part of modern society.

James V. Rauff is a Professor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Millikin University and is a member of many professional organizations including the American Mathematical Society and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.