In this fourth of five videos, mathematics professor Michael Starbird talks about the fourth element in his new book, The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, co-authored with Williams College professor Edward B. Burger.

The book is a distillation of Starbird and Burger's decades of teaching. It offers real-life stories, explicit action items, and concrete methods that are designed to enable the reader to become more successful through better thinking.

Starbird is a professor of mathematics and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He has received more than a dozen teaching awards, has given more than 150 invited lectures at colleges and universities throughout the country, and more than 20 minicourses and workshops to mathematics teachers.