Essentials of Using and Understanding Mathematics A Quantitative Reasoning Approach

Name: Essentials of Using and Understanding Mathematics A Quantitative Reasoning Approach
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ISBN: 9780201793871

ISBN-10: 0201793873

ISBN-13: 9780201793871

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs

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Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 8.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




Thinking Critically


Recognizing Fallacies


Propositions and Truth Values


Sets and Venn Diagrams


Critical Thinking in Everyday Life



Approaches to Problem Solving


The Problem Solving Power of Units


Standardization Units: More Problem Solving Power


Problem Solving Guidelines and Hints



Numbers in the Real World


Uses and Abuses of Percentages


Putting Numbers in Perspective


Dealing with Uncertainty


How Numbers Deceive: Polygraphs, Mammograms, and More



Financial Management


The Power of Compounding


Savings Plans


Loan Payments, Credit Cards, and Mortgages



Statistical Reasoning


Fundamentals of Statistics


Should You Believe a Statistical Study?


Statistical Tables and Graphs


Graphics in the Media


Correlation and Causality


Characterizing a Data Distribution



Probability: Living with the Odds


Fundamentals of Probability


Combining Probabilities


The Law of Large Numbers


Counting and Probability



Exponential Astonishment


Growth: Linear vs


Exponential


Doubling Time and Half-Life


Exponential Modeling



Mathematics and the Arts


Mathematics and Music


Perspective and Symmetry


Proportions and the Golden Ratio



Mathematics and Politics


Voting: Does the Majority Always Rule?


Apportionment: The House of Representatives and Beyond