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Author Lippman, David author

Title Math in Society David Lippman
Edition Edition 2.5
Published Minneapolis, MN Open Textbook Library
Los Angeles, California David Lippman [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Open textbook library
Contents Problem Solving -- Voting Theory -- Weighted Voting -- Apportionment -- Fair Division -- Graph Theory -- Scheduling -- Growth Models -- Finance -- Statistics -- Describing Data -- Probability -- Sets -- Historical Counting Systems -- Fractals -- Cryptography -- Logic
Summary Math in Society is a free, open textbook. This book is a survey of contemporary mathematical topics, most non-algebraic, appropriate for a college-level topics course for liberal arts majors. The text is designed so that most chapters are independent, allowing the instructor to choose a selection of topics to be covered. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of the mathematics. Core material for each topic is covered in the main text, with additional depth available through exploration exercises appropriate for in-class, group, or individual investigation. This book is appropriate for Math 107 (Washington State Community Colleges common course number)
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In English
Description based on print resource
Subject Mathematics -- Textbooks
Mathematics
Genre/Form Textbooks
Form Electronic book
Author Open Textbook Library, distributor.