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" Mathematics for the liberal arts / "
Jason I. Brown, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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BL
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667713
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Brown, Jason I., (Jason Ira),1961-
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Mathematics for the liberal arts /\ Jason I. Brown, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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xxiv, 416 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 26 cm
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9781466593367
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: 1466593369
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| Notes
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"A Chapman & Hall book."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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pt. 1. The math in your life. Health, safety and mathematics -- Making sense of your world with statistics -- Visualizing with mathematics -- Money and risk -- pt. 2. The life in your math! Deciding to make the best decisions -- Art imitating math -- Mathematics of sound (and the sound of mathematics) -- Late night mathematics: humor and philosophy
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Word problems (Mathematics)
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Mathematics, Textbooks
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510
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QA63.B75 2015
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