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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    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.
    ISBN
    • 0716769018 ((pbk.))
    • 9780716769019 ((pbk.))
    • 0716759659 ((hbk.))
    • 9780716759652 ((hbk.))
    LCCN
    2005933990
    OCLC
    61228777
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