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Book Title
Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Ap
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ISBN
9780201717112
Subject Area
Mathematics
Publication Name
Using and Understanding Mathematics : a Quantitative Reasoning Approach
Item Length
10.3 in
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Subject
General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs
Item Width
8.7 in
Item Weight
57.4 Oz
Number of Pages
744 Pages

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The premiere text for the emerging Quantitative Reasoning/Quantitative Literacy Course offers an innovative approach for Liberal Arts/Survey Math. It provides a legitimate alternative to algebra and math appreciation courses for non-quantitative majors, helping to reduce math anxiety, emphasizing practicality, and focusing on the use of mathematics in college, career and life.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0201717115
ISBN-13
9780201717112
eBay Product ID (ePID)
671825

Product Key Features

Author
Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs
Publication Name
Using and Understanding Mathematics : a Quantitative Reasoning Approach
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Number of Pages
744 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10.3 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Item Weight
57.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
2
LCCN
2001-022847
Lc Classification Number
Qa39.3.B46 2002
Table of Content
Prologue: Literacy for the Modern World. I. LOGIC AND PROBLEM SOLVING. 1. Thinking Critically. 1A Recognizing Fallacies.1B Propositions and Truth Values.1C Sets and Venn Diagrams.1D Analyzing Arguments.1E Critical Thinking in Everyday Life. 2. Approaches to Problem Solving. 2A The Problem-Solving Power of Units.2B Standardized Units: More Problem-Solving Power.2C Problem Solving: General Guidelines and Hints. II. QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION IN EVERYDAY LIFE. 3. Numbers in the Real World. 3A Uses and Abuses of Percentages.3B Putting Numbers in Perspective.3C Dealing with Uncertainty.3D Index Numbers: The CPI and Beyond.3E How Numbers Deceive: Polygraphs, Mammograms, and More. 4. Financial Management. 4A The Power of Compounding.4B Savings Plans and Investements.4C Loan Payments, Credit Cards, and Mortgages.4D Income Taxes.4E Understanding the Federal Budget. III. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS. 5. Statistical Reasoning. 5A Fundamentals of Statistics.5B Should You Believe a Statistical Study?5C Statistical Tables and Graphs.5D Graphics in the Media.5E Correlation and Causality. 6. Putting Statistics to Work. 6A Characterizing Data.6B Measures of Variation.6C The Normal Distribution.6D Statistical Inference. 7. Probability: Living with the Odds. 7A Fundamentals of Probability.7B Combining Probabilities.7C The Law of Averages.7D Assessing Risk.7E Counting and Probability. IV. MODELING. 8. Exponential Astonishment. 8A Growth: Linear Versus Exponential.8B Doubling Time and Half-Life.8C Real Population Growth.8D Logarithmic Scales: Earthquakes, Sounds and Acids. 9. Modeling Our World. 9A Functions: The Building Blocks of Mathematical Models.9B Linear Modeling.9C Exponential Modeling. V. FURTHER APPLICATIONS. 10. Mathematics and the Arts. 10A Fundamentals of Geometry.10B Mathematics and Music.10C Perspective and Symmetry.10D Proportion and the Golden Ratio.10E Fractal Geometry. 11. Mathematics and Politics. 11A Voting: Does the Majority Always Rule'.11B Theory of Voting.11C Apportionment: The House of Representatives and Beyond. 12. Mathematics in Business. 12A Network Analysis.12B The Traveling Salesman Problem.12C Project Design.
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
College Audience
Dewey Decimal
510
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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