ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jim Hoste, Ph. D, is a mathematics professor at Pitzer College and has used Mathematica since its initial release in 1988. He has been an associate editor of the Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications since 1991 and has authored dozens of research publicationsABOUT THE AUTHOR Jim Hoste, Ph.D., is a mathematics professor at Pitzer College and has used Mathematica since its initial release in 1988. He has been an associate editor of the Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications since 1991 and has authored dozens of research publications