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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications, Expanded Eighth Edition

by Allen R. Angel; Christine D. Abbott; Dennis C. Runde

Publisher: Pearson

Copyright Year: 2009

Publishing Date: 2007/10/03

eText ISBN-10: 0-321-54663-6

eText ISBN-13: 978-0-321-54663-0

Print ISBN-10: 0-321-50108-X

Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-50108-0

Course: Liberal Arts Math

Pages: 1176

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To the Student, x

Math We Use It Every Day!, xi

Supplements for Students, xv

Supplements for Instructors, xvi

Acknowledgments, xvii

1. Critical Thinking Skills, 1

1.1. Inductive Reasoning, 2

1.2. Estimation, 9

1.3. Problem Solving, 20

2.1. Set Concepts, 45

2.2. Subsets, 54

2.3. Venn Diagrams and Set Operations, 60

2.4. Venn Diagrams with Three Sets and Verification of Equality of Sets, 72

2.5. Applications of Sets, 82

2.6. Infinite Sets, 89

3.1. Statements and Logical Connectives, 101

3.2. Truth Tables for Negation, Conjunction, and Disjunction, 113

3.3. Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional, 126

3.4. Equivalent Statements, 136

3.5. Symbolic Arguments, 151

3.6. Euler Diagrams and Syllogistic Arguments, 162

3.7. Switching Circuits, 169

4. Systems of Numeration, 181

4.1. Additive, Multiplicative, and Ciphered Systems of Numeration, 182

4.2. Place-Value or Positional-Value Numeration Systems, 190

4.3. Other Bases, 197

4.4. Computation in Other Bases, 204

4.5. Early Computational Methods, 214

5. Number Theory and the Real Number System, 223

5.1. Number Theory, 224

5.2. The Integers, 235

5.3. The Rational Numbers, 245

5.4. The Irrational Numbers and the Real Number System, 261

5.5. Real Numbers and Their Properties, 269

5.6. Rules of Exponents and Scientific Notation, 276

5.7. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences, 289

5.8. Fibonacci Sequence, 298

6. Algebra, Graphs, and Functions, 311

6.1. Order of Operations, 312

6.2. Linear Equations in One Variable, 317

6.3. Formulas, 330

6.4. Applications of Linear Equations in One Variable, 339

6.5. Variation, 346

6.6. Linear Inequalities, 355

6.7. Graphing Linear Equations, 362

6.8. Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, 376

6.9. Solving Quadratic Equations by Using Factoring and by Using the Quadratic Formula, 379

6.10. Functions and Their Graphs, 390

7. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities, 413

7.1. Systems of Linear Equations, 414

7.2. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Substitution and Addition Methods, 423

7.3. Matrices, 434

7.4. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Using Matrices, 446

7.5. Systems of Linear Inequalities, 453

7.6. Linear Programming, 457

8. The Metric System, 468

8.1. Basic Terms and Conversions within the Metric System, 469

8.2. Length, Area, and Volume, 478

8.3. Mass and Temperature, 490

8.4. Dimensional Analysis and Conversions to and from the Metric System, 498

9. Geometry, 514

9.1. Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles, 515

9.2. Polygons, 527

9.3. Perimeter and Area, 538

9.4. Volume and Surface Area, 550

9.5. Transformational Geometry, Symmetry, and Tessellations, 566

9.6. Topology, 585

9.7. Non-Euclidean Geometry and Fractal Geometry, 594

10. Mathematical Systems, 610

10.1. Groups, 611

10.2. Finite Mathematical Systems, 618

10.3. Modular Arithmetic, 631

11. Consumer Mathematics, 645

11.1. Percent, 646

11.2. Personal Loans and Simple Interest, 657

11.3. Compound Interest, 668

11.4. Installment Buying, 678

11.5. Buying a House with a Mortgage, 693

11.6. Ordinary Annuities, Sinking Funds, and Retirement Investments, 706

12. Probability, 723

12.1. The Nature of Probability, 724

12.2. Theoretical Probability, 733

12.3. Odds, 741

12.4. Expected Value (Expectation), 749

12.5. Tree Diagrams, 761

12.6. OR and AND Problems, 771

12.7. Conditional Probability, 784

12.8. The Counting Principle and Permutations, 791

12.9. Combinations, 803

12.10. Solving Probability Problems by Using Combinations, 809

12.11. Binomial Probability Formula, 816

13. Statistics, 832

13.1. Sampling Techniques, 833

13.2. The Misuses of Statistics, 839

13.3. Frequency Distributions, 843

13.4. Statistical Graphs, 849

13.5. Measures of Central Tendency, 860

13.6. Measures of Dispersion, 872

13.7. The Normal Curve, 881

13.8. Linear Correlation and Regression, 898

14. Graph Theory, 918

14.1. Graphs, Paths, and Circuits, 919

14.2. Euler Paths and Euler Circuits, 930

14.3. Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits, 943

14.4. Trees, 956

15. Voting and Apportionment, 974

15.1. Voting Methods, 975

15.2. Flaws of Voting, 993

15.3. Apportionment Methods, 1007

15.4. Flaws of the Apportionment Methods, 1024

Appendix A. Using Excel®, AA-1

Index of Applications, I-1

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