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Real-life math : everyday use of mathematical concepts / Evan M. Glazer and John W. McConnell.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.Description: xii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0313319987 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510 21
LOC classification:
  • QA93 .G45 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS -- Angle, 1 -- Asymptote, 7 -- Cartesian Coordinates, 10 -- Circles, 12 -- Circumference, 16 -- Complex Numbers, 16 -- Conic Sections, 18 -- Counting, 21 -- Derivative, 23 -- Equations, 23 -- Expected Value, 26 -- Exponential Decay, 28 -- Exponential Growth, 30 -- Fibonacci Sequence, 35 -- Imaginary Numbers, 37 -- Integration, 37 -- Inverse (Multiplicative), 43 -- Inverse Function, 45 -- Inverse Square Function, 47 -- Linear Functions, 49 -- Logarithms, 55 -- Logistic Functions, 58 -- Matrices, 61 -- Perimeter, 64 -- Periodic Functions, 67 -- Plane, 70 -- Polar Coordinates, 72 -- Polynomial Functions, 75 -- Probability, 77 -- Proportions, 82 -- Pythagorean Theorem, 87 -- Quadratic Functions, 89 -- Quadrilaterals, 93 -- Rates, 96 -- Ratio, 102 -- Reflections, 107 -- Rotations, 111 -- Sequences, 114 -- Series, 117 -- Similarity, 121 -- Slope, 124 -- Square Roots, 124 -- Standard Deviation, 127 -- Step Functions, 130 -- Surface Area, 133 -- Symbolic Logic, 136 -- Symmetry, 138 -- Tangent, 141 -- Translations, 144 -- Triangle Trigonometry, 146 -- Variation, 150 -- Vectors, 154 -- Volume, 159 -- Bibliography, 163.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165) and index.

Machine generated contents note: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS -- Angle, 1 -- Asymptote, 7 -- Cartesian Coordinates, 10 -- Circles, 12 -- Circumference, 16 -- Complex Numbers, 16 -- Conic Sections, 18 -- Counting, 21 -- Derivative, 23 -- Equations, 23 -- Expected Value, 26 -- Exponential Decay, 28 -- Exponential Growth, 30 -- Fibonacci Sequence, 35 -- Imaginary Numbers, 37 -- Integration, 37 -- Inverse (Multiplicative), 43 -- Inverse Function, 45 -- Inverse Square Function, 47 -- Linear Functions, 49 -- Logarithms, 55 -- Logistic Functions, 58 -- Matrices, 61 -- Perimeter, 64 -- Periodic Functions, 67 -- Plane, 70 -- Polar Coordinates, 72 -- Polynomial Functions, 75 -- Probability, 77 -- Proportions, 82 -- Pythagorean Theorem, 87 -- Quadratic Functions, 89 -- Quadrilaterals, 93 -- Rates, 96 -- Ratio, 102 -- Reflections, 107 -- Rotations, 111 -- Sequences, 114 -- Series, 117 -- Similarity, 121 -- Slope, 124 -- Square Roots, 124 -- Standard Deviation, 127 -- Step Functions, 130 -- Surface Area, 133 -- Symbolic Logic, 136 -- Symmetry, 138 -- Tangent, 141 -- Translations, 144 -- Triangle Trigonometry, 146 -- Variation, 150 -- Vectors, 154 -- Volume, 159 -- Bibliography, 163.

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