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Mathematics: A Human Endeavor (Student Book) [SCM]

by Harold R. Jacobs Author

Focusing on problem-solving, Jacobs shows students how to make observations, discover relationships, and solve problems in the context of ordinary experience. Use with Mathematics: A Human Endeavor teacher's guide. A student workbook is also available.

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Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0-7167-2426-X
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
58
Pages
704
Suggested Grades
9th - 12th
Publisher
W. H. Freeman and Company
Edition
Third Edition
Copyright
1993
URL
http://www.whfreeman.com/college/book.asp?disc=...

Lessons

  • 1:1 The Path of the Billiard Ball
  • 1:2 More Billiard-Ball Mathematics
  • 1:3 Inductive Reasoning: Finding and Extending Patterns
  • 1:4 The Limitations of Inductive Reasoning
  • 1:5 Deductive Reasoning: Mathematical Proof
  • 1:6 Number Tricks and Deductive Reasoning
  • 2:1 Arithmetic Sequences
  • 2:2 Geometric Sequences
  • 2:3 The Binary Sequence
  • 2:4 The Sequence of Squares
  • 2:5 The Sequence of Cubes
  • 2:6 Fibonacci Sequence
  • 3:1 The Idea of a Function
  • 3:2 Descartes and the Coordinate Graph
  • 3:3 Functions with Line Graphs
  • 3:4 Functions with Parabolic Graphs
  • 3:5 More Functions with Curved Graphs
  • 3:6 Interpolation and Extrapolation: Guessing Between and Beyond
  • 4:1 Large Numbers
  • 4:2 Scientific Notation
  • 4:3 An Introduction to Logarithms
  • 4:4 Decimal Logarithms
  • 4:5 Logarithms and Scientific Notation
  • 4:6 Exponential Functions
  • 5:1 Symmetry
  • 5:2 Regular Polygons
  • 5:3 Mathematical Mosaics
  • 5:4 Regular Polyhedra
  • 5:5 Pyramids and Prisms
  • 6:1 The Circle and the Ellipse
  • 6:2 The Parabola
  • 6:3 The Hyperbola
  • 6:4 The Sine Curve
  • 6:5 Spirals
  • 6:6 The Cycloid
  • 7:1 The Fundamental Counting Principle
  • 7:2 Permutations
  • 7:3 More on Permutations
  • 7:4 Combinations
  • 8:1 Probability: The Measure of Chance
  • 8:2 Dice Games and Probability
  • 8:3 Probabilities of Successive Events
  • 8:4 Binomial Probability
  • 8:5 Pascal's Triangle
  • 8:6 Independent and Dependent Events
  • 8:7 The Birthday Problem: Complimentary Events
  • 9:1 Organizing Data: Frequency
  • 9:2 Distributions
  • 9:3 The Breaking of Ciphers and Codes: An Application of Statistics
  • 9:4 Measures of Central Tendency
  • 9:5 Measures of Variability
  • 9:6 Displaying Data: Statistical Graphs
  • 9:7 Collecting Data: Sampling
  • 10:1 The Mathematics of Distortion
  • 10:2 The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg: An Introduction to Networks
  • 10:3 Euler Paths
  • 10:4 Trees
  • 10:5 The Moebius Strip and Other Surfaces

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