Strength in Numbers Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life

Name: Strength in Numbers Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life
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ISBN: 9781620456965

ISBN-10: 1620456966

ISBN-13: 9781620456965

Edition: N/A

Authors: Sherman K. Stein

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An engaging survey of the fundamental concepts of mathematics and the many ways math is used in everyday life. This is a stimulating and simple reintroduction to all the math we all learned in high school but have forgotten, using many examples of how math applies to the real world. Highlights the math topics that are most relevant to everyday concerns, such as how statistics can be misleading and how interest on savings accounts accrues at different interest rates. Also explores the most fundamental mysteries and amazing properties, such as why two negative numbers multiplied together make a positive number and why fractions can be easily multiplied but not easily added. Uses a multitude…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English