A mathematician shows how to use basic arithmetic to take control of your financial destiny–from financing your home to buying insurance to saving for your kids’ college education.Drawing on his life’s experiences and many years as a classroom teacher, Lipsman presents an easy-to-read introduction to the mathematics of personal finance….An excellent companion Web site (http: //www.math.umd.edu/~rll/cgi-bin/finance.html) provides a series of problem-solving engines to perform the calculations for those who are less experienced in mathematics. Although oriented toward the personal finance neophyte, even those with more sophistication in financial decision making will find the book and the Web site an interesting and useful reference. This work can also serve as an excellent refresher or supplemental resource to traditional texts on the subject. Highly recommended. General readers; all levels of undergraduates; practitioners.-Choice S]uperbly user friendly and well conceived.-Montgomery Gazette/Gazette.Net