For All Practical Purposes

Mathematical Literacy in Today's World

Eleventh Edition

Publication Date: April 15, 2022

Paperback ISBN: 9781319465025

Pages: 864

Bringing contemporary mathematical thinking to non-specialists.

For All Practical Purposes emphasises the valuable connections between contemporary mathematics and modern society. This foundational resource introduces students to real math applications without simply listing equations, but offering practice that is geared towards understanding what...

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Part I   MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Chapter 1       Urban Services
Chapter 2       Business Efficiency
Chapter 3       Planning and Scheduling
Chapter 4       Mathematics in Your Daily Life: Linear Programming
Part II   STATISTICS: THE SCIENCE OF DATA
Chapter 5       Exploring Data: Distributions
Chapter 6       Exploring Data: Relationships
Chapter 7       Data for Decisions
Chapter 8       Probability: The Mathematics of Chance
Part III  VOTING AND SOCIAL CHOICE
Chapter 9       Social Choice
Chapter 10     Weighted Voting Systems
Chapter 11     From Primaries to Presidency
Part IV  FAIRNESS AND GAME THEORY
Chapter 12     Fair Division
Chapter 13     Apportionment
Chapter 14     Game Theory: The Mathematics of Competition
Part V  ON SIZE AND GROWTH
Chapter 15     Growth and Form
Chapter 16     Symmetry and Pattern
Chapter 17     Tilings
Part VI   YOUR MONEY AND THE WORLD’S RESOURCES
Chapter 18     Money Over Time
Chapter 19     Loan Models
Chapter 20     The Economics of Resources

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