Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
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2014
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-9336-7 (ISBN)
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-9336-7 (ISBN)
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Students See How Far a Little Math Can Take Them in Their Daily Lives
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts teaches everyday mathematics topics to non-math majors at the undergraduate level. Through numerous examples and more than 600 exercises, students learn how to use math seamlessly in a variety of practical areas, from conversion factors, statistics, visualization, money, and risk to games, art, music, and humor.
The text develops a logical, real-world approach to data and reasoning, showing students how to:
Think both analytically and visually about data
Use graphics to make a point
Make sound monetary and nonmonetary decisions
Evaluate risk taking
Strategize to win at games
Appreciate more fully art, music, and humor
Going beyond mere numerics and calculations, this textbook helps students become life-long learners exceeding the confines of a course. They will find that with a little more math, their daily lives will be more productive, understandable, and creative.
Web ResourceThe author’s website provides a number of additional examples, including musical ones. It also offers one-of-a-kind software programs for the art and music material in the book.
Print Versions of this book also include access to the ebook version.
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts teaches everyday mathematics topics to non-math majors at the undergraduate level. Through numerous examples and more than 600 exercises, students learn how to use math seamlessly in a variety of practical areas, from conversion factors, statistics, visualization, money, and risk to games, art, music, and humor.
The text develops a logical, real-world approach to data and reasoning, showing students how to:
Think both analytically and visually about data
Use graphics to make a point
Make sound monetary and nonmonetary decisions
Evaluate risk taking
Strategize to win at games
Appreciate more fully art, music, and humor
Going beyond mere numerics and calculations, this textbook helps students become life-long learners exceeding the confines of a course. They will find that with a little more math, their daily lives will be more productive, understandable, and creative.
Web ResourceThe author’s website provides a number of additional examples, including musical ones. It also offers one-of-a-kind software programs for the art and music material in the book.
Print Versions of this book also include access to the ebook version.
Jason I. Brown
THE MATH IN YOUR LIFE: Health, Safety, and Mathematics. Making Sense of Your World with Statistics. Visualizing with Mathematics. Money and Risk. THE LIFE IN YOUR MATH: Deciding to Make the Best Decisions. Art Imitating Math. The Mathematics of Sound (and the Sound of Mathematics). Late Night Mathematics — Humor and Philosophy. Bibliography. Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.1.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 20 Tables, black and white; 143 Illustrations, color |
Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Gewicht | 1240 g |
Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
Naturwissenschaften | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4665-9336-9 / 1466593369 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4665-9336-7 / 9781466593367 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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