Excursions in Modern Mathematics
6th Edition
Published on 6. July 2006
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-0-13-187363-6 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate courses in Liberal Arts Mathematics, Quantitative Literacy, and General Education.
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.
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: 263 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1348 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-187363-6 (9780131873636)
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Content
(Note: Each chapter includes a Chapter Opener that includes an outline of the chapter, a Conclusion, a list of Key Terms, , Exercises, a Biographical Note, and References and Further Readings.)
PART 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. Apportionment Today: The Huntington-Hill Method.
II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.
5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town.
6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: HamiltonJoins 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. A Touch of Color: Graph Coloring and Matching.
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. The Time Value of Money: Annuities.
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. The Cost of Risk-Taking: Expected Value.
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
Photo Credits.
PART 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. Apportionment Today: The Huntington-Hill Method.
II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE.
5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town.
6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: HamiltonJoins 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. A Touch of Color: Graph Coloring and Matching.
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. The Time Value of Money: Annuities.
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. The Cost of Risk-Taking: Expected Value.
Answers to Selected Problems.
Index.
Photo Credits.