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Mathematical Ideas

by: Miller, Charles D.; Heeren, Vern E.; Hornsby, John

ISBN: 9780321361486 | 0321361482

Edition: 11th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008

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Summary Table of Contents

One of the biggest issues college math instructors face is capturing and keeping student interest. Over the years, John Hornsby has refined a creative solution--bringing the best of Hollywood into his mathematics classroom. Mathematical Ideas applies this same strategy of engaging students through descriptions of video clips from popular cinema and television to the textbook. Alongside fresh data and tools, this Eleventh Edition uses up-to-the-minute images as well as old favorites of math being done in Hollywood. In addition, examples are clar... MORE

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The Art of Problem Solving
Solving Problems by Inductive Reasoning
An Application of Inductive Reasoning: Number Patterns
Strategies for Problem Solving
Calculating, Estimating, and Reading Graphs
Extension: Using Writing to Learn About Mathematics
Collaborative Investigation: Discovering Mathematics in Pascal's Triangle
Chapter 1 Test
The Basic Concepts Of Set Theory
Symbols and Terminology
Venn Diagrams and Subsets
Set Operations and Cartesian Products
Cardinal Numbers and Surveys
Infinite Sets and Their Cardinalities
Collaborative Investigation: A Survey of Your Class
Chapter 2 Test
Introduction to Logic
Statements and Quantifiers
Truth Tables and Equivalent Statements
The Conditional and Circuits
More on the Conditional
Analyzing Arguments with Euler Diagrams
Extension: Logic Puzzles
Analyzing Arguments with Truth Tables
Collaborative Investigation: Logic Puzzles Revisited
Chapter 3 Test
Numeration and Mathematical Systems
Historical Numeration Systems
Arithmetic in the Hindu-Arabic System
Conversion Between Number Bases
Finite Mathematical Systems
Groups
Collaborative Investigation: A Perpetual Calendar Algorithm
Chapter 4 Test
Number Theory
Prime and Composite Numbers
Selected Topics from Number Theory
Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple
Modular Systems
The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio
Extension: Magic Squares
Collaborative Investigation: Investigating an Interesting Property of Number Squares
Chapter 5 Test
The Real Numbers and Their Representations
Real Numbers, Order, and Absolute Value
Operations, Properties, and Applications of Real Numbers
Rational Numbers and Decimal Representation
Irrational Numbers and Decimal Representation
Applications of Decimals and Percents
Extension: Complex Numbers
Collaborative Investigation: Budgeting to Buy a Car
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