Quantitative Reasoning: Thinking in Numbers

ISBN-13: 9781108410908 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 258 str.

Eric Zaslow

Opis

Employs basic mathematical skills to teach students how to address topical, real-world problems using quantitative reasoning.

Recenzje

'Quantitative Reasoning: Thinking in Numbers is as engaging as it is informative. Zaslow takes intriguing questions, such as 'What impact do undocumented immigrants have on the US economy?' and 'Why is it dark at night?', and skillfully communicates the disciplinary knowledge, data, mathematical tools, and logical reasoning skills needed to approach these questions.' Allison K. Henrich, Seattle University

Spis treści

1. Is college worth the cost?; 2. How many people died in the Civil War?; 3. How much will this car cost?; 4. Should we worry about arsenic in rice?; 5. What is the economic impact of the undocumented?; 6. Should I buy health insurance?; 7. Can we recycle pollution?; 8. Why is it dark at night?; 9. Where do the stars go in the daytime?; 10. Should I take this drug for my headache?; Appendix 1. Numeracy; Appendix 2. Arithmetic; Appendix 3. Algebra; Appendix 4. Geometry; Appendix 5. Units and scientific notation; Appendix 6. Functions; Appendix 7. Probability; Appendix 8. Statistics; Appendix 9. Estimation.

O autorze

Zaslow, Eric Eric Zaslow is a Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, Massachusetts in mathematical physics.