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Title |
Real-life math : everyday use of mathematical concepts / Evan M. Glazer and John W. McConnell. |
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Imprint |
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002. |
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Description |
xii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165) and index. |
Contents |
Angle -- Asymptote -- Cartesian Coordinates -- Circles -- Circumference -- Complex Numbers -- Conic Sections -- Counting -- Derivative -- Equations -- Expected Value -- Exponential Decay -- Exponential Growth -- Fibonacci Sequence -- Imaginary Numbers -- Integration -- Inverse (Multiplicative) -- Inverse Function -- Inverse Square Function -- Linear Functions -- Logarithms -- Logistic Functions -- Matrices -- Perimeter -- Periodic Functions -- Plane -- Polar Coordinates -- Polynomial Functions -- Probability -- Proportions -- Pythagorean Theorem -- Quadratic Functions -- Quadrilaterals -- Rates -- Ratio -- Reflections -- Rotations -- Sequences -- Series -- Similarity -- Slope -- Square Roots -- Standard Deviation -- Step Functions -- Surface Area -- Symbolic Logic -- Symmetry -- Tangent -- Translations -- Triangle Trigonometry -- Variation -- Vectors -- Volume. |
Subject |
Mathematics -- Popular works.
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Added Author |
McConnell, John W.
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ISBN |
0313319987 (alk. paper) |
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