bAllyn Washington/bwas born and educated in Connecticut, where he also began teaching at Trinity College, his alma mater. He taught at Boise Junior College (now Boise State University) before joining the newly forming Dutchess Community College, in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he began writingiBasic Technical Mathematics/i.p style=margin: 0px; /pp style=margin: 0px;At the time, technical mathematics did not have a text that gave students the math they needed to successfully achieve their goals in the technical mathematics program. Al decided to write a book that specifically aligned itself with the technical programs these students were taking. He wanted his text to be flexible, allowing instructors to teach in ways that would most benefit their students. Through his vision and determination, Allyn Washington created theiTechnical Mathematics/iseries./pp style=margin: 0px; /phr style=width: 100%; height: 2px;p style=margin: 0px; /pp style=margin: 0px;bMario F. Triola/bis a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Dutchess Community College, where he has taught statistics for over 30 years. Marty is the author ofiElementary Statistics, 10th Edition/i,iElementary Statistics Using Excel/i,iElementary Statistics Using the TI-83 84 Plus Calculator/i, and he is a co-author ofiBiostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences/i,iStatistical Reasoning for Everyday Life/i, andiBusiness Statistics/i. He has written several manuals and workbooks for technology supporting statistics education. Outside of the classroom, Marty has been a speaker at many conferences and colleges. His consulting work includes the design of casino slot machines and fishing rods, and he has worked with attorneys in determining probabilities in paternity lawsuits, identifying salary inequities based on gender, analyzing disputed election results, analyzing medical data, and analyzing medical school surveys. Marty ha@FlÌÌÌÌÍ ¾Û€