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About Bob Miller . . . in His Own Words

I received my B.S. and M.S. in math from Brooklyn Poly, now Polytechnic University. After my first class,
which I taught as a substitute for a full professor, one student told another upon leaving the room that "at least
now we have someone who can teach the stuff." I was forever hooked on teaching. Since then I have taught at
Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts; Rutgers; and the City College of New York, where I've been
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for the last 28 years. No matter how bad I feel before class, I always feel great after I start teaching. I
especially like to teach precalc and calc, and I am always delighted when a student tells me that he or she has
always hated math before and could never learn it, but that taking a class with me has made math
understandable and even enjoyable. I have a fantastic wife, Marlene; a wonderful daughter, Sheryl; a terrific
son, Eric; and a great son-in-law, Glenn. The newest member of our family is my adorable, brilliant
granddaughter Kira Lynn, eight days old as of this writing. My hobbies are golf, bowling, bridge, and
crossword puzzles. Someday I hope a publisher will allow me to publish the ultimate high school text and the
ultimate calculus text so our country can remain number one forever.

To me, teaching math always is a great joy. I hope I can give some of this joy to you.