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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “This copy of Using and Understanding Mathematics is in VERY GOOD used condition.”
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 3 lbs
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780201717112
About this product
Product Information
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
Number of Pages
744 Pages
Publication Name
Using and Understanding Mathematics : a Quantitative Reasoning Approach
Language
English
Subject
General
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
57.4 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
LCCN
2001-022847
Dewey Edition
23
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510
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.
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