About our authors Michael Sullivan III is a professor of mathematics at Joliet Junior College. He holds graduate degrees from DePaul University in both mathematics and economics. Mike is an author or co-author on more than 20 books, including a precalculus series and a developmental mathematics series. Mike is the father of 3 children and an avid golfer, who tries to spend as much of his limited free time as possible on the golf course. George Woodbury earned a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of California - Santa Barbara and a master's degree in Mathematics from California State University - Northridge. He currently teaches at College of the Sequoias in Visalia, CA, just outside of Fresno. George has been honored as an instructor by both his students and his colleagues. Aside from teaching and writing, George served as the department chair of the math/engineering division from 1999 through 2004.

He has been a user of MyLab Math and MyLab Statistics since inception, continually coming up with creative ways to integrate his teaching methods with technology. He actively blogs his thoughts on math, statistics, teaching and study skills.