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Quantitative Reasoning - Softcover

Zaslow, Eric

 
9781108410908: Quantitative Reasoning
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108410901 ISBN 13: 9781108410908
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2020

Synopsis

Is college worth the cost? Should I worry about arsenic in my rice? Can we recycle pollution? Real questions of personal finance, public health, and social policy require sober, data-driven analyses. This unique text provides students with the tools of quantitative reasoning to answer such questions. The text models how to clarify the question, recognize and avoid bias, isolate relevant factors, gather data, and construct numerical analyses for interpretation. Themes and techniques are repeated across chapters, with a progression in mathematical sophistication over the course of the book, which helps the student get comfortable with the process of thinking in numbers. This textbook includes references to source materials and suggested further reading, making it user-friendly for motivated undergraduate students. The many detailed problems and worked solutions in the text and extensive appendices help the reader learn mathematical areas such as algebra, functions, graphs, and probability. End-of-chapter problem material provides practice for students, and suggested projects are provided with each chapter. A solutions manual is available online for instructors.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108410901
ISBN 13 
9781108410908
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258