The nature of mathematics / Karl J. Smith, Santa Rosa Junior College.
By: Smith, Karl J [author.].
Publisher: Boston, MA, USA : Cengage Learning, ©2017Edition: Thirteenth edition.Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781133947257 (student edition); 1133947255 (student edition); 9781305953192 (looseleaf edition).Uniform titles: Nature of modern mathematics Subject(s): Mathematics -- TextbooksDDC classification: 510 Sm51Includes index.
Prologue: Why Math? A Historical Overview -- The Nature of Problem Solving -- The Nature of Sets -- The Nature of Logic -- The Nature of Numeration Systems -- The Nature of Numbers -- The Nature of Algebra -- The Nature of Geometry -- The Nature of Measurement -- The Nature of Networks and Graph Theory -- The Nature of Growth -- The Nature of Financial Management -- The Nature of Counting -- The Nature of Probability -- The Nature of Statistics -- The Nature of Graphs and Functions -- The Nature of Mathematical Systems -- The Nature of Voting and Apportionment -- The Natuer of Calculus -- Epilogue: Why Not Math?, Mathematics in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics
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