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" Mathematics, a human endeavor : "
Harold R. Jacobs.
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BL
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632797
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| Main Entry
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Jacobs, Harold R.
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| Title & Author
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Mathematics, a human endeavor : : a book for those who think they don't like the subject /\ Harold R. Jacobs.
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: W.H. Freeman,, c1982.
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xiii, 649 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 26 cm.
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0716713268
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: 9780716713265
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The path of billiard ball -- More billiard-ball mathematics -- Inductive reasoning: Finding and extending patterns -- The limitations of inductive reasoning -- Deductive reasoning: Mathematical proof -- Number tricks and deductive reasoning -- Arithmetic sequences: Growth at a constant rate -- Geometric sequences: Growth at an increasing rate -- The binary sequence -- The sequence of squares -- The sequence of cubes -- The Fibonacci sequence -- The idea of a function -- Descartes and the coordinate graph -- Graphing linear functions -- Functions with parabolic graphs -- More functions with curved graphs -- Interpolation and extrapolation: Guessing between and beyond -- Large numbers -- Scientific notation -- An introduction to logarithms -- Logarithms and scientific notation -- Computing with Logarithms -- Logarithmic scales -- Symmetry -- Regular polygons -- Mathematical mosaics -- Regular polyhedra: The platonic solids -- Semiregular polyhedra -- Pyramids and prisms -- The circle and the ellipse -- The parabola -- They hyperbola -- The sine curve -- Spirals -- The cycloid -- The fundamental counting principle -- Permutations -- More on permutations -- Combinations -- Probability: The measure of chance -- Binomial probability -- Pascal's triangle -- Dice games and probability -- Independent and dependent events -- The birthday problem: Complementary events -- Organizing data: Frequency distributions -- The breaking of ciphers and codes: An application of statistics -- Measures of location -- Measures of variability -- Displaying data: Statistical graphs -- Collecting data: Sampling -- The mathematics of distortion -- The seven bridges of Koenigsberg: An introduction to networks -- Euler paths -- Trees -- The Moebius strip and other surfaces.
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For instructors of liberal arts mathematics classes who focus on problem-solving, Harold Jacobs's remarkable textbook has long been the answer, helping teachers connect with of math-anxious students. Drawing on over thirty years of classroom experience, Jacobs shows students how to make observations, discover relationships, and solve problems in the context of ordinary experience.
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Mathematics, Popular works.
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QA93.J33 1982
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