Excursions in Modern Mathematics
5th Edition
Published on 8. May 2003
Book
Hardback
752 pages
978-0-13-100191-6 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Liberal Arts Mathematics, Quantitative Literacy, and General Education.
This collection of "excursions" into modern mathematics is organized into four independent parts, each consisting of four chapters-1) Social Choice, 2) Management Science, 3) Growth and Symmetry, and 4) Statistics. The book is written in an informal, very readable style, with pedagogical features that make the material both interesting and clear. Coverage centers on an assortment of real-world examples and applications, demonstrating the usefulness, relevance, and attractiveness of liberal arts mathematics.
This collection of "excursions" into modern mathematics is organized into four independent parts, each consisting of four chapters-1) Social Choice, 2) Management Science, 3) Growth and Symmetry, and 4) Statistics. The book is written in an informal, very readable style, with pedagogical features that make the material both interesting and clear. Coverage centers on an assortment of real-world examples and applications, demonstrating the usefulness, relevance, and attractiveness of liberal arts mathematics.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1512 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-100191-6 (9780131001916)
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Content
(Note: Each chapter concludes with a Conclusion, Biographical Profile, Exercises, References and Further Readings.)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.
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: It's All about Being Connected.
8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths.
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.
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).
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.
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: It's All about Being Connected.
8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths.
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.
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).
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
Photo Credits.