Eric Zaslow

Quantitative Reasoning

Thinking in Numbers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Employs basic mathematical skills to teach students how to address topical, real-world problems using quantitative reasoning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 183mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781108419413
• ISBN-10: 1108419410
• Artikelnr.: 57120340

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