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Math in society / David Lippman.

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Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genre:
  • Problems and exercises.
Physical Description:
  • 1 online resource : colour illustrations.
  • Updated irregularly.
Distribution:
Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : David Lippman, 2013-
System Details:
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • text file
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."--Open Textbook Library.
Contents:
  • Problem solving. Extension: taxes / David Lippman. Voting theory / David Lippman
  • Weighed voting / David Lippman
  • Apportionment / Mike Kenyon and David Lippman
  • Fair division / David Lippman
  • Graph theory / David Lippman
  • Scheduling / David Lippman
  • Growth models / David Lippman
  • Finance / David Lippman
  • Statistics / David Lippman, Jeff Eldridge, and onlinestatbook.com
  • Describing data / David Lippman, Jeff Eldridge, and onlinestatbook.com
  • Probability / David Lippman, Jeff Eldridge, and onlinestatbook.com
  • Sets / David Lippman
  • Historical counting systems / Lawrence Morales and David Lippman
  • Fractals / David Lippman
  • Cryptography / David Lippman and Melonie Rasmussen
  • Solutions to selected exercises.
Notes:
  • This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.
  • Description based on online version, Edition 2.4, 2013; Title from PDF (viewed on July 25, 2016)
OCLC:
953967796
Access Restriction:
Open Access Unrestricted online access

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