Mathematics: A Human Endeavor (3rd Edition) Textbook/Answer Key, Harold R Jacobs

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Book Title
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor (3rd Edition)
ISBN13
9780716724261
ISBN
9780716724261
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Freeman & Company, W&H
ISBN-10
071672426X
ISBN-13
9780716724261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038723666

Product Key Features

Educational Level
High School, Elementary School
Number of Pages
704 Pages
Publication Name
Mathematics: a Human Endeavor
Language
English
Subject
General, Essays
Publication Year
1994
Type
Study Guide
Subject Area
Mathematics
Author
Harold R. Jacobs
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
48.7 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
Elementary/High School
LCCN
93-037458
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510
Grade To
Twelfth Grade
Table Of Content
1. Mathematical Ways of Thinking The Path of the Billiard Ball More Billiard-Ball Mathematics Inductive Reasoning: Finding and Extending Patterns The Limitations of Inductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning: Mathematical Proof Number Tricks and Deductive Reasoning 2. Number Sequences Arithmetic Sequences Geometric Sequences The Binary Sequence The Sequence of Squares The Sequence of Cubes Fibonacci Sequence 3. Functions and Their Graphs The Idea of a Function Descartes and the Coordinate Graph Functions with Line Graphs Functions with Parabolic Graphs More Functions with Curved Graphs Interpolation and Extrapolation: Guessing Between and Beyond 4. Large Numbers and Logarithms Large Numbers Scientific Notation An Introduction to Logarithms Decimal Logarithms Logarithms and Scientific Notation Exponential Functions 5. Symmetry and Regular Figures Symmetry Regular Polygons Mathematical Mosaics Regular Polyhedra Pyramids and Prisms 6. Mathematical Curves The Circle and the Ellipse The Parabola The Hyperbola The Sine Curve Spirals The Cycloid 7. Methods of Counting The Fundamental Counting Principle Permutations More on Permutations Combinations 8. The Mathematics of Chance Probability: The Measure of Chance Dice Games and Probability Probabilities of Successive Events Binomial Probability Pascal''s Triangle Independent and Dependent Events The Birthday Problem: Complimentary Events 9. An Introduction to Statistics Organizing Data: Frequency Distributions The Breaking of Ciphers and Codes: An Application of Statistics Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Variability Displaying Data: Statistical Graphs Collecting Data: Sampling 10. Topics in Topology The Mathematics of Distortion The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg: An Introduction to Networks Euler Paths Trees The Moebius Strip and Other Surfaces Appendix: Basic Ideas and Operations Angles and Their Measurement The Distributive Rule Signed Numbers Percent Answers to Selected Exercises Index
Synopsis
With a Foreword by Martin Gardner Supplements: Instructor's Guide/Transparency Masters/Printed and Computerized (Mac and IBM) Test Banks/Student Workbook, For instructors of liberal arts mathematics classes who focus on problem-solving, Harold Jacobs's remarkable textbook has long been the answer, helping teachers connect with of math-anxious students. Drawing on over thirty years of classroom experience, Jacobs shows students how to make observations, discover relationships, and solve problems in the context of ordinary experience.
LC Classification Number
QA93.J33 1994

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