TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Karl J.
TI  - Mathematics: its power and utility 
SN  - 0534999549
AV  - QA39.3 .S55 2006
U1  - 510 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Australia, Pacific Grove, Calif.
PB  - Thomson-Brooks/Cole
KW  - Mathematics
N1  - Includes index; Part I; Foundations: the Power of Mathematics --; 1; Arithmetic, Calculators, and Problem Solving --; Math Anxiety --; Formulating the Problem --; Fractions and Decimals --; Rounding and Estimation --; Exponents and Prime Factorization --; Common Fractions --; Adding and Subtracting Fractions --; Hindu-Arabic Numeration System --; Different Numeration Systems --; Summary and Review --; 2; Sets of Numbers --; Symbol Shock --; Addition of Integers --; Subtraction of Integers --; Multiplication of Integers --; Division of; Integers --; Rational and Irrational Numbers --; Summary and Review --; 3; Introduction To Algebra --; Polynomials --; Similar Terms --; Simplification --; Equations --; Solving Equations --; Problem Solving with Algebra --; Inequalities --; Summary and Review --; 4; Percents and Problem Solving --; Ratio and Proportion --; Problem Solving with Proportions --; Percent --; Problem Solving with Percents --; Summary and Review --; 5; Introduction To Geometry --; Euclidean Geometry --; Polygons and Angles --; Triangles --; Similar Triangles --; Summary and Review --; 6; Measurement and Problem Solving --; Precision, Accuracy, and Estimation --; Perimeter --; Area --; Volume and; Capacity --; Miscellaneous Measurements --; Converting Units --; Summary and Review --; Part II; Applications: the Utility of Mathematics --; 7; Applications of Percent --; Discount, Sale Price, Sales Tax --; Simple Interest --; Buying On Credit --; Credit Card Interest --; Compound Interest --; Buying a Home --; Summary and Review --; 8; Sets and Logic --; Introduction to Sets --; Subsets --; Operations with Sets --; Venn Diagrams --; Survey Problems Using Sets --; Inductive and Deductive Reasoning --; Summary and Review --; 9; Probability --; Introduction to Probability --; Probability Models --; Odds and Conditional Probability --; MathematicalExpectation --; Summary and Review --; 10; Statistics --; Frequency Distributions and Graphs --; Measures of Central Tendency --; Measures of Position --; Measures of Dispersion --; The Normal Curve and Sampling --; Summary and Review --; 11; Graphs --; Ordered Pairs and the Cartesian Coordinate System --; Functions --; Lines --; Systems and Inequalities --; Graphing Curves --; Summary and Review --; Appendices --; Glossary --; Tables
ER  -