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Ams/Maa Textbooks Ser.: Common Sense Mathematics by Ethan D. Bolker and Maura B. Mast (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAmerican Mathematical Society
ISBN-10147046134X
ISBN-139781470461348
eBay Product ID (ePID)3050391954
Product Key Features
Number of Pages262 Pages
Publication NameCommon Sense Mathematics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
SubjectEssays
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMathematics
AuthorEthan D. Bolker, Maura B. Mast
SeriesAms/Maa Textbooks Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight23.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2020-030460
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number63
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal510
Table Of ContentCalculating on the back of an envelope; Units and unit conversions; Percentages, sales tax, and discounts; Inflation; Average values; Income distribution- spreadsheets, charts, and statistics; Electricity bills and income taxes- linear functions; Climate change- linear models; Compound interest- exponential growth; Borrowing and saving; Probability- counting, betting, insurance; Break the bank- independent events; How good is that test?; Hints; References; Index.
SynopsisTen years from now, what do you want or expect your students to remember from your course? We realized that in ten years what matters will be how students approach a problem using the tools they carry with them- common sense and common knowledge- not the particular mathematics we chose for the curriculum. Using our text, students work regularly with real data in moderately complex everyday contexts, using mathematics as a tool and common sense as a guide. The focus is on problems suggested by the news of the day and topics that matter to students, like inflation, credit card debt, and loans. We use search engines, calculators, and spreadsheet programs as tools to reduce drudgery, explore patterns, and get information. Technology is an integral part of today's world- this text helps students use it thoughtfully and wisely. This second edition contains revised chapters and additional sections, updated examples and exercises, and complete rewrites of critical material based on feedback from students and teachers who have used this text. Our focus remains the same: to help students to think carefully- and critically- about numerical information in everyday contexts., Using this text, students work regularly with real data in moderately complex everyday contexts, using mathematics as a tool and common sense as a guide. The focus is on problems suggested by the news of the day and topics that matter to students, like inflation, credit card debt, and loans.
LC Classification NumberQA63.B65 2020
