Demography Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics)

Keyfitz, Nathan,Beekman, John A.

ISBN 10: 0387908366 / ISBN 13: 9780387908366

Published by Springer, 1984

About this Item

Good: Ex-Library. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, highlighting of text, writing in margins. No missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Demography Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387908366
• ISBN 13: 9780387908366
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The book that follows is an experiment in the teaching of population theory and analysis. A sequence of problems where each is a self-contained puzzle, and the successful solution of each which puts the student in a position to tackle the next, is a means of securing the active participation of the learner and so the mastery of a technical subject. How far our questions are the exciting puzzles at which we aimed, and how far the sequence constitutes a rounded course in demography, must be left to the user to judge. One test of a good problem is whether a solution, that may take hours of cogitation, is immediately recognizable once it comes to mind. While algebraic manipulation is required throughout, we have tried to emphasize problems in which there is some substantive point-a conclusion regarding population that can be put into words. Our title, Demography Through Problems, reflects our intention of leading the reader who will actively commit him-or herself through a sequence that will not only teach definitions-in itself a trivial matter-but sharpen intuition on the way that populations behave.