Eric Zaslow

Quantitative Reasoning

Thinking in Numbers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This undergraduate textbook serves a course in quantitative thinking by asking a wide variety of real-world questions, such as should I take this drug for my headache? Students learn how to frame a question, gather and analyze data, build mathematical models, and interpret results. All the mathematics is supported with extensive appendices.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 255mm x 179mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9781108410908
• ISBN-10: 1108410901
• Artikelnr.: 57118323

Autorenporträt

Eric Zaslow is a Professor of Mathematics at Northwestern University, Illinois. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, Massachusetts in mathematical physics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Is college worth the cost?; 2. How many people died in the Civil War?; 3. How much will this car cost?; 4. Should we worry about arsenic in rice?; 5. What is the economic impact of the undocumented?; 6. Should I buy health insurance?; 7. Can we recycle pollution?; 8. Why is it dark at night?; 9. Where do the stars go in the daytime?; 10. Should I take this drug for my headache?; Appendix 1. Numeracy; Appendix 2. Arithmetic; Appendix 3. Algebra; Appendix 4. Geometry; Appendix 5. Units and scientific notation; Appendix 6. Functions; Appendix 7. Probability; Appendix 8. Statistics; Appendix 9. Estimation.

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1. Is college worth the cost?
2. How many people died in the Civil War?
3. How much will this car cost?
4. Should we worry about arsenic in rice?
5. What is the economic impact of the undocumented?
6. Should I buy health insurance?
7. Can we recycle pollution?
8. Why is it dark at night?
9. Where do the stars go in the daytime?
10. Should I take this drug for my headache?
Appendix 1. Numeracy
Appendix 2. Arithmetic
Appendix 3. Algebra
Appendix 4. Geometry
Appendix 5. Units and scientific notation
Appendix 6. Functions
Appendix 7. Probability
Appendix 8. Statistics
Appendix 9. Estimation.

Rezensionen

'Quantitative Reasoning: Thinking in Numbers is as engaging as it is informative. Zaslow takes intriguing questions, such as 'What impact do undocumented immigrants have on the US economy?' and 'Why is it dark at night?', and skillfully communicates the disciplinary knowledge, data, mathematical tools, and logical reasoning skills needed to approach these questions.' Allison K. Henrich, Seattle University