Using & understanding mathematics : a quantitative reasoning approach /: a quantitative reasoning approach. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Using and understanding mathematics
• Further Information: Note: Jeffery Bennett, University of Colorado at Boulder, William Briggs, University of Colorado at Denver.
• Authors: Bennett, Jeffrey O; Briggs, William L
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: Literacy for the Modern World PART ONE: LOGIC AND PROBLEM SOLVING 1. Thinking Critically 1A Living in the Media Age 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 Working with Units 2B Problem-Solving with Units 2C Problem-Solving Guidelines and Hints PART TWO: 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 Can Deceive: Polygraphs, Mammograms, and More 4. Managing Money 4A Taking Control of Your Finances 4B The Power of Compounding 4C Savings Plans and Investments 4D Loan Payments, Credit Cards, and Mortgages 4E Income Taxes 4F Understanding the Federal Budget PART THREE: 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 Large Numbers 7D Assessing Risk 7E Counting and Probability PART FOUR: 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 10. Modeling with Geometry 10A Fundamentals of Geometry 10B Problem Solving with Geometry 10C Fractal Geometry PART FIVE: FURTHER APPLICATIONS 11. Mathematics and the Arts 11A Mathematics and Music 11B Perspective and Symmetry 11C Proportion and the Golden Ratio 12. Mathematics and Politics 12A Voting: Does the Majority Always Rule? 12B Theory of Voting 12C Apportionment: The House of Representatives and Beyond 12D Dividing the Political Pie Credits Answers Index.
• Edition: Sixth edition
• Publisher Details: Boston : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)), color illustrations
• Subjects: 510; Mathematics -- Textbooks; MATHEMATICS -- Essays; MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus; MATHEMATICS -- Reference; Mathematics; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292062518; 1292062517
• Related ISBNs: 9780321914620; 0321914627; 9780321915290; 0321915291; 9781292062303; 1292062304
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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