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Product Identifiers

PublisherFreeman & Company, W&H

ISBN-10071672426X

ISBN-139780716724261

eBay Product ID (ePID)9038723666

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages704 Pages

Publication NameMathematics: a Human Endeavor

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Essays

Publication Year1994

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaMathematics

AuthorHarold R. Jacobs

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight48.7 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN93-037458

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromSeventh Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal510

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Table Of Content1. 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

SynopsisWith 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 NumberQA93.J33 1994