Larson Texts, Inc.
Michelle Hong Wang has extensive experience in the fields of software programming and education. Currently serving as an Adjunct Instructor at Penn State University since January 2014, Michelle also holds the position of Software Programmer at Larson Texts, Inc. since February 2005. Prior roles include Database Programmer at Telatron Marketing Group, Inc. from January 2002 to December 2002, and Software Engineer at CoManage from August 2000 to July 2001. Michelle earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, where studies spanned from 1999 to 2000.
Larson Texts, Inc.
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Larson Texts, Inc., along with its subsidiary Big Ideas Learning LLC, produces math textbooks for sixth grade through college calculus that are used by over five million students each year. Larson Texts has been deeply committed to providing innovative and coherent print and online materials to the education community for more than 30 years. Larson Texts began with the vision of Dr. Ron Larson. Ron, a mathematics professor at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, recognized the need for student-friendly math textbooks. Ron’s first textbook, Calculus, was published in 1978. Since then, the more than 200 textbooks produced by Ron and Larson Texts have been known for their readability, accuracy, and real-life applications. Many of the textbooks are leaders in their markets and have won multiple industry awards. Larson Texts produces textbooks for several well-respected educational publishers, including Cengage Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pearson, and W. H. Freeman. Larson Texts publishes its own textbooks through Big Ideas Learning and AndYou.com. Larson Texts employs a sizable staff of mathematicians, editors, technical and graphic artists, desktop publishers, educational consultants, web developers, and administrators.