A Survey of Mathematics with Applications
Expanded Edition
7th Edition
Published on 18. March 2004
Book
Hardback
1056 pages
978-0-321-20565-0 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling text balances solid mathematical coverage with a comprehensive overview of mathematical concepts as they relate to varied disciplines. This text provides an appreciation of mathematics, highlighting mathematical history, and applications of math to the arts and sciences. It is an ideal book for students who require a general overview of mathematics, especially those majoring in liberal arts, the social sciences, business, nursing and allied health fields. A Survey of Mathematics with Applications is now available in an expanded edition with extra chapters on graph theory (Chapter 14) and voting and apportionment (Chapter 15).
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
2210 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-20565-0 (9780321205650)
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Content
1. Critical Thinking Skills.
Inductive Reasoning.
Estimation.
Problem Solving.
2. Sets.
Set Concepts.
Subsets.
Venn Diagrams and Set Operations.
Venn Diagrams with Three Sets and Verification of Equality of Sets.
Applications of Sets.
Infinite Sets.
3. Logic.
Statements and Logical Connectives.
Truth Tables for Negation, Conjunction, and Disjunction.
Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional.
Equivalent Statements.
Symbolic Arguments.
Euler Diagrams and Syllogistic Arguments.
4. Systems of Numeration.
Additive, Multiplicative, and Ciphered Systems of Numeration.
Place-Value or Positional-Value Numeration Systems.
Other Bases.
Computation in Other Bases.
Early Computational Methods.
5. Number Theory and The Real Number System.
Number Theory.
The Integers.
The Rational Numbers.
The Irrational Numbers and The Real Number System.
Real Numbers and Their Properties.
Rules of Exponents and Scientific Notation.
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences.
Fibonacci Sequence.
6. Algebra, Graphs, and Functions.
Order of Operations.
Linear Equations in One Variable.
Formulas.
Applications of Linear Equations in One Variable.
Variation.
Linear Inequalities.
Graphing Linear Equations.
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables.
Solving Quadratic Equations by Using Factoring and By Using the Quadratic Formula.
Functions and Their Graphs.
7. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities.
Systems of Linear Equations.
Solving Systems of Equations by the Substitution and Addition Methods.
Matrices.
Solving Systems of Equations by Using Matrices.
Systems of Linear Inequalities.
Linear Programming.
8. The Metric System.
Basic Terms and Conversions within the Metric System.
Length, Area, and Volume.
Mass and Temperature.
Dimensional Analysis and Conversions to and from the Metric System.
9. Geometry.
Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles.
Polygons.
Perimeter and Area.
Volume.
Transformational Geometry, Symmetry, and Tessellations.
The Moebius Strip, Klein Bottle, and Maps.
Non-Euclidean Geometry and Fractal Geometry.
10. Mathematical Systems.
Groups.
Finite Mathematical Systems.
Modular Arithmetic.
11. Consumer Mathematics.
Percent.
Personal Loans and Simple Interest.
Compound Interest.
Installment Buying.
Buying a House with a Mortgage.
12. Probability.
The Nature of Probability.
Theoretical Probability.
Odds.
Expected Value (Expectation).
Tree Diagrams.
Or and And Problems.
Conditional Probability.
The Counting Principle and Permutations.
Combinations.
Solving Probability Problems by Using Combinations.
Binomial Probability Formula.
13. Statistics.
Sampling Techniques.
The Misuses of Statistics.
Frequency Distributions.
Statistical Graphs.
Measures of Central Tendency.
Measures of Dispersion.
The Normal Curve.
Linear Correlation and Regression.
14. Graph Theory.
Graphs, Paths, and Circuits.
Euler Paths and Euler Circuits.
Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits.
Trees.
15. Voting and Apportionment.
Voting Methods.
Flaws of Voting.
Apportionment Methods.
Flaws of the Apportionment Methods.
Answers.
Credits.
Index.
Inductive Reasoning.
Estimation.
Problem Solving.
2. Sets.
Set Concepts.
Subsets.
Venn Diagrams and Set Operations.
Venn Diagrams with Three Sets and Verification of Equality of Sets.
Applications of Sets.
Infinite Sets.
3. Logic.
Statements and Logical Connectives.
Truth Tables for Negation, Conjunction, and Disjunction.
Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional.
Equivalent Statements.
Symbolic Arguments.
Euler Diagrams and Syllogistic Arguments.
4. Systems of Numeration.
Additive, Multiplicative, and Ciphered Systems of Numeration.
Place-Value or Positional-Value Numeration Systems.
Other Bases.
Computation in Other Bases.
Early Computational Methods.
5. Number Theory and The Real Number System.
Number Theory.
The Integers.
The Rational Numbers.
The Irrational Numbers and The Real Number System.
Real Numbers and Their Properties.
Rules of Exponents and Scientific Notation.
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences.
Fibonacci Sequence.
6. Algebra, Graphs, and Functions.
Order of Operations.
Linear Equations in One Variable.
Formulas.
Applications of Linear Equations in One Variable.
Variation.
Linear Inequalities.
Graphing Linear Equations.
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables.
Solving Quadratic Equations by Using Factoring and By Using the Quadratic Formula.
Functions and Their Graphs.
7. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities.
Systems of Linear Equations.
Solving Systems of Equations by the Substitution and Addition Methods.
Matrices.
Solving Systems of Equations by Using Matrices.
Systems of Linear Inequalities.
Linear Programming.
8. The Metric System.
Basic Terms and Conversions within the Metric System.
Length, Area, and Volume.
Mass and Temperature.
Dimensional Analysis and Conversions to and from the Metric System.
9. Geometry.
Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles.
Polygons.
Perimeter and Area.
Volume.
Transformational Geometry, Symmetry, and Tessellations.
The Moebius Strip, Klein Bottle, and Maps.
Non-Euclidean Geometry and Fractal Geometry.
10. Mathematical Systems.
Groups.
Finite Mathematical Systems.
Modular Arithmetic.
11. Consumer Mathematics.
Percent.
Personal Loans and Simple Interest.
Compound Interest.
Installment Buying.
Buying a House with a Mortgage.
12. Probability.
The Nature of Probability.
Theoretical Probability.
Odds.
Expected Value (Expectation).
Tree Diagrams.
Or and And Problems.
Conditional Probability.
The Counting Principle and Permutations.
Combinations.
Solving Probability Problems by Using Combinations.
Binomial Probability Formula.
13. Statistics.
Sampling Techniques.
The Misuses of Statistics.
Frequency Distributions.
Statistical Graphs.
Measures of Central Tendency.
Measures of Dispersion.
The Normal Curve.
Linear Correlation and Regression.
14. Graph Theory.
Graphs, Paths, and Circuits.
Euler Paths and Euler Circuits.
Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits.
Trees.
15. Voting and Apportionment.
Voting Methods.
Flaws of Voting.
Apportionment Methods.
Flaws of the Apportionment Methods.
Answers.
Credits.
Index.