Excursions In Modern Mathematics with Mini-Excursions
6th Edition
Published on 14. June 2007
Book
Hardback
704 pages
978-0-13-231913-3 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Liberal Arts Mathematics, Quantitative Literacy, and General Education.
NEW: Now with "Mini-Excursions" Included!
These are enrichment topics that have been added at the end of each part and require an understanding of the core material covered in one or more of the chapters. Shorter than a full chapter but much more substantive than an appendix. Each mini-excursion includes its own exercise set.
This very successful liberal arts mathematics textbook is a collection of "excursions" into the real-world applications of modern mathematics. The excursions are organized into four independent parts: 1) The Mathematics of Social Choice, 2) Management Science, 3) Growth and Symmetry, and 4) Statistics. Each part consists of four chapters plus a mini-excursion (new feature in 6/e). The book is written in an informal, very readable style, with pedagogical features that make the material both interesting and clear. The presentation is centered on an assortment of real-world examples and applications specifically chosen to illustrate the usefulness, relevance, and beauty of liberal arts mathematics.
NEW: Now with "Mini-Excursions" Included!
These are enrichment topics that have been added at the end of each part and require an understanding of the core material covered in one or more of the chapters. Shorter than a full chapter but much more substantive than an appendix. Each mini-excursion includes its own exercise set.
This very successful liberal arts mathematics textbook is a collection of "excursions" into the real-world applications of modern mathematics. The excursions are organized into four independent parts: 1) The Mathematics of Social Choice, 2) Management Science, 3) Growth and Symmetry, and 4) Statistics. Each part consists of four chapters plus a mini-excursion (new feature in 6/e). The book is written in an informal, very readable style, with pedagogical features that make the material both interesting and clear. The presentation is centered on an assortment of real-world examples and applications specifically chosen to illustrate the usefulness, relevance, and beauty of liberal arts mathematics.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 206 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1438 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-231913-3 (9780132319133)
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Content
I. THE MATHEMATICS OF SOCIAL CHOICE.
1. The Mathematics of Voting: The Paradoxes of Democracy.
2. Weighted Voting Systems: The Power Game.
3. Fair Division: The Mathematics of Sharing.
4. The Mathematics of Apportionment: Making the Rounds.
Mini-Excursion 1: A-1: Appointment Today - The Huntington-Hill Method
II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.
5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town.
6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: Hamilton Joins the Circuit.
7. The Mathematics of Networks: The Cost of Being Connected.
8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths.
Mini-Excursion 2: B-1: A Touch of Color - Graph Coloring
III. GROWTH AND SYMMETRY.
9. Spiral Growth in Nature: Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio.
10. The Mathematics of Population Growth: There is Strength in Numbers.
11. Symmetry: Mirror, Mirror, off the Wall...
12. Fractal Geometry: Fractally Speaking.
Mini-Excursion 3: C-1: The Time Value of Money - Annuities and Loans
IV. STATISTICS.
13. Collecting Statistical Data: Censuses, Surveys, and Studies.
14. Descriptive Statistics: Graphing and Summarizing Data.
15. Chances, Probability, and Odds: Measuring Uncertainty.
16. Normal Distributions: Everything is Back to Normal (Almost).
Mini-Excursion 4: D-1: The Mathematics of Managing Rick - Expected Value
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
Photo Credits.
1. The Mathematics of Voting: The Paradoxes of Democracy.
2. Weighted Voting Systems: The Power Game.
3. Fair Division: The Mathematics of Sharing.
4. The Mathematics of Apportionment: Making the Rounds.
Mini-Excursion 1: A-1: Appointment Today - The Huntington-Hill Method
II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.
5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town.
6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: Hamilton Joins the Circuit.
7. The Mathematics of Networks: The Cost of Being Connected.
8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths.
Mini-Excursion 2: B-1: A Touch of Color - Graph Coloring
III. GROWTH AND SYMMETRY.
9. Spiral Growth in Nature: Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio.
10. The Mathematics of Population Growth: There is Strength in Numbers.
11. Symmetry: Mirror, Mirror, off the Wall...
12. Fractal Geometry: Fractally Speaking.
Mini-Excursion 3: C-1: The Time Value of Money - Annuities and Loans
IV. STATISTICS.
13. Collecting Statistical Data: Censuses, Surveys, and Studies.
14. Descriptive Statistics: Graphing and Summarizing Data.
15. Chances, Probability, and Odds: Measuring Uncertainty.
16. Normal Distributions: Everything is Back to Normal (Almost).
Mini-Excursion 4: D-1: The Mathematics of Managing Rick - Expected Value
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
Photo Credits.