Mathematics
A Practical Odyssey
2nd Edition
Published on 16. September 1996
Book
Hardback
800 pages
978-0-534-94374-5 (ISBN)
Description
By emphasizing applications as well as the history of mathematics, the authors show students that mathematics is relevant to their education and that it is an integral part of human history and culture. Exercises and theories are documented on calculus, geometry and statistics among others.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 204 mm
Weight
1520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-94374-5 (9780534943745)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
12/1997
3rd Edition
Brooks/Cole
€68.27
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Content
Logic; sets and counting; probability; statistics; finance; geometry; matrices and Markov chains; linear programming; exponentials and logarithmic functions; calculus. Appendices: Answers to selected exercises; using a scientific calculator; standard normal distribution tables; credits.