Mathematical IdeasWe have tried to reflect the needs of our users--both long-time readers and those new to the Math Ideas way of teaching liberal arts math. We hope you'll be pleased with the results. Like its predecessors, this edition has been designed with a variety of students in mind. It is well-suited for several courses, including the aforementioned liberal arts audience, survey courses in mathematics, and mathematics for prospective and in-service elementary and middle school teachers. Ample topics are included for a two-term course, yet the variety of topics and flexibility of sequence make the text suitable for shorter courses as well. Our main objectives continue to be to provide comprehensive coverage of topics, appropriate organization, clear exposition, an abundance of examples, and well-planned exercise sets with numerous applications. ... From publisher description. |
Contents
Test 992 | 50 |
Test | 51 |
3 | 61 |
A Survey of Your Class | 96 |
Numeration and Mathematical Systems | 159 |
3 | 174 |
A Perpetual Calendar Algorithm | 205 |
The Real Numbers and Their | 259 |
CHAPTER | 544 |
Counting Methods | 608 |
Statistics | 710 |
HAPTER | 727 |
Consumer Mathematics | 786 |
Annuities | 801 |
14 | 824 |
Graph Theory available only in the expanded ninth | 847 |
The Basic Concepts of Algebra | 331 |
2 | 340 |
Graphs Functions and Systems of Equations | 415 |
2 | 426 |
5 | 437 |
Using Matrix Row Operations to Solve Systems | 504 |
Olympic Track and Field Results | 517 |
Appendix The Metric System | 847 |
2 | 847 |
Answers to Selected Exercises | 847 |
Credits A47 | 1-1 |
Index of Applications 117 | 1-17 |
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