{"id":209030,"date":"2026-06-02T11:43:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/?p=209030"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:43:39","slug":"drs-munakata-leszczynski-publish-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/mathematics\/2026\/06\/02\/drs-munakata-leszczynski-publish-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Drs. Munakata &amp; Leszczynski Publish Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Our very own <a href=\"\/~munakatam\">Dr. Mika Munakata<\/a> and <a href=\"\/~leszczynskie\">Dr. Eliza Leszczynski<\/a> have published a book! <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781003541097\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Thinking Through Mathematics: A Student&#8217;s Guide to Mathematical Explorations<\/a> can also be used for high school STEM clubs, summer bridge and enrichment programs and home schooling and allows for self-guided explorations by the student.\u00a0The book is available for order through <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Creative-Thinking-Through-Mathematics-A-Students-Guide-to-Mathematical-Explorations\/Munakata-Leszczynski\/p\/book\/9781032890791\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Creative-Thinking-Through-Mathematics-A-Students-Guide-to-Mathematical-Explorations\/Munakata-Leszczynski\/p\/book\/9781032890791&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780494014402000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0YaycEQT8PEuOzN2nbpicS\">Routledge<\/a> or <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creative-Thinking-Through-Mathematics-Mathematical\/dp\/1032890797\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1NILWAJSCARIP&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KF9H8unuL2sCpbN7MpjoPq3kAtAC4cOMuiPusvh_rp8pYX6bkGdhZ79prgt_-EinPqozhrQCPbgGaNtgvRY8V6U57sNye5qiwmzupZ3OCMxjUqBXhrBjFDGshvEWHPKF_J63iPYy8Ctl-4qmKn7jqNJYkLvbmtGhQ3vBsDRWqjO1VWBV0L9C-QJ0pbWQosES3RhYFqKE8onvJEsB2y0Z6QiGRt77KOReAqMJHfTLGC6kVYzqj0ZMCcmCwIBjXZFlOqDCYm1bBugF5y6NBFk2vmZQsCY4TDHfa2asC8viMlA.u0ge9_uNVzRRF0D5iEP3xDqzu2w2d8Z98SNoxCy755U&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=munakata&amp;qid=1777227013&amp;sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&amp;sprefix=munakata%2Caps%2C116&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creative-Thinking-Through-Mathematics-Mathematical\/dp\/1032890797\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D1NILWAJSCARIP%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KF9H8unuL2sCpbN7MpjoPq3kAtAC4cOMuiPusvh_rp8pYX6bkGdhZ79prgt_-EinPqozhrQCPbgGaNtgvRY8V6U57sNye5qiwmzupZ3OCMxjUqBXhrBjFDGshvEWHPKF_J63iPYy8Ctl-4qmKn7jqNJYkLvbmtGhQ3vBsDRWqjO1VWBV0L9C-QJ0pbWQosES3RhYFqKE8onvJEsB2y0Z6QiGRt77KOReAqMJHfTLGC6kVYzqj0ZMCcmCwIBjXZFlOqDCYm1bBugF5y6NBFk2vmZQsCY4TDHfa2asC8viMlA.u0ge9_uNVzRRF0D5iEP3xDqzu2w2d8Z98SNoxCy755U%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dmunakata%26qid%3D1777227013%26sbo%3DRZvfv%252F%252FHxDF%252BO5021pAnSA%253D%253D%26sprefix%3Dmunakata%252Caps%252C116%26sr%3D8-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1780494014402000&amp;usg=AOvVaw30pDvw-DM9xTVT9A9dToU9\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to Drs. Munakata &amp; Leszczynski!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Munakata, M., &amp; Leszczynski, E. (2026). Creative Thinking through Mathematics: A Student\u2019s Guide to Mathematical Explorations. 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