Florence Shanfield Gordon

Background

Gordon, Florence Shanfield was born on March 11, 1942 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Daughter of Morris and Jean Shanfield. came to the United States, 1968.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honours in Mathematics, McGill University, Montreal, 1963; Master of Science in Mathematics Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, 1968.

Career

Assistant professor, C.W. Post College, Long Island U., Greenvale, New York, 1968-1971; assistant professor, Adelphi U., Garden City, New York, 1982-1983; professor mathematics, New York Institute Technology, Old Westbury, since 1983. Member precalculus reform project National Science Foundation, since 1991.

Achievements

• Florence Shanfield Gordon has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Contemporary Statistics: A Computer Approach IBM 5 1/4 Disk 1 and Disk 2

    (This text is written for the introductory algebra-based s...)

  • Contemporary Statistics: A Computer Approach

    (This text is written for the introductory algebra-based s...)

  • Functioning in the Real World: A Precalculus Experience (2nd Edition)

    (Takes a fresh approach with a focus on the underlying con...)

  • Statistics for the Twenty-First Century (M a a Notes) by Florence Gordon (1992-08-30)
  • Statistics for the Twenty-First Century (M a a Notes) by Florence Gordon (1992-08-01)
  • Contemporary Statistics: A Computer Approach

Membership

Member Mathematics Association American, American Statistical Association, American Mathematics Society.

Connections

Married Sheldon P. Gordon, June 27, 1965. Children: Craig, Kenneth.

Father:

Morris Shanfield

Mother:

Jean Shanfield

Spouse:

Sheldon P. Gordon

child:

Kenneth Gordon

child:

Craig Gordon