For All Practical Purposes : Mathematical Literacy in Today's World
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) Staf
ISBN 10: 0716769018 ISBN 13: 9780716769019
Published by Freeman & Company, W. H., 2005
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"For All Practical Purposes" is the most effective and engaging textbook available for showing mathematics at work in areas with a direct impact on our lives (consumer products and advertising, politics, the economy, the Internet). Designed for students from a non-maths background who think that mathematics is irrelevant and dull and for instructors who want to enliven their classes with active participation and reality based problem solving. Supplements "Study Guide" (0-7167-6946-8); "Student Solutions Manual" (0-7167-0010-7); "Instructor's Survival Kit" (0-7167-7777-0); "Teaching Assistants Guide" (0-7167-0128-6); "Instructor's Manual" (0-7167-6947-6); "Instructor's Resource CD-ROM" (0-7167-6940-9).
About the Author: COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, is a group of mathematicians and teachers dedicated to helping students learn by showing how mathematics is put to work in their lives.
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Title: For All Practical Purposes : Mathematical ...
Publisher: Freeman & Company, W. H.
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 7th Edition.