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For all practical purposes : mathematical literacy in today's world.
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
7th ed.
Published/Created
New York : W.H. Freeman, ©2006.
Description
xii, 894 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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ReCAP - Remote Storage
QA7 .F68 2006
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Mathematics
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Mathematical readiness
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Related name
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.)
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Notes
By the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Management science. Urban services ; Business efficiency ; Panning and scheduling ; Linear programming
Statistics : the science of data. Exploring data : distributions ; Exploring data : relationships ; Data for decisions ; Probability : the mathematics of chance
Voting and social choice. Social choice : the impossible dream ; The manipulability of voting systems ; Weighted voting systems ; Electing the president
Fairness and game theory. Fair division ; Apportionment ; Game theory : the mathematics of competition
The digital revolution. Identification numbers ; Information science
On size and growth. Growth and form ; Symmetry and patterns ; Tilings
Your money and resources. Savings models ; Borrowing models ; The economics of resources.
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ISBN
0716769018 ((pbk.))
9780716769019 ((pbk.))
0716759659 ((hbk.))
9780716759652 ((hbk.))
LCCN
2005933990
OCLC
61228777
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