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This book is about some of the basic ideas in mathematics that people are likely to encounter in the normal course of their lives. It is about money-statistics, relations, probabilit graphs, decision making, codes, logic, languages, and much more. It was written to help people develop their mathematical problem solving skills and to help them see how mathematics is a part of modern society.

Table of Contents
Mathematics of the Marketplace.

Mathematics of Description.

Mathematics of Collections.

Mathematics of Prediction.

Mathematics of Relationships.

Mathematics of Optimization.

Mathematics of Space.

Mathematics of Numbers.

Mathematics of Games.

Mathematics of Other Cultures and Other Times.

Mathematics of Reasoning.

Mathematics of Computers.

Answers to Selected Exercises.

Appendices.

Index.

Math Matters

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 11/01/1996
      ISBN13: 9780471304524, 978-0471304524
      ISBN10: 0471304522
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book is about some of the basic ideas in mathematics that people are likely to encounter in the normal course of their lives. It is about money-statistics, relations, probabilit graphs, decision making, codes, logic, languages, and much more. It was written to help people develop their mathematical problem solving skills and to help them see how mathematics is a part of modern society.

      Table of Contents
      Mathematics of the Marketplace.

      Mathematics of Description.

      Mathematics of Collections.

      Mathematics of Prediction.

      Mathematics of Relationships.

      Mathematics of Optimization.

      Mathematics of Space.

      Mathematics of Numbers.

      Mathematics of Games.

      Mathematics of Other Cultures and Other Times.

      Mathematics of Reasoning.

      Mathematics of Computers.

      Answers to Selected Exercises.

      Appendices.

      Index.

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