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Contemporary Mathematics
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Contemporary Mathematics is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements for a liberal arts mathematics course. This resource provides stand-alone sections with a focus on showing relevance in the features as well as the examples, exercises, and exposition. Contemporary Mathematics integrates technology applications, projects, and highlights a diverse group of contributors to mathematics, statistics, and related fields.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Rice University
Provider Set:
OpenStax College
Author:
Donna Kirk
Date Added:
09/23/2024
Introduction to Game Theory: a Discovery Approach
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Game theory is an excellent topic for a non-majors quantitative course as it develops mathematical models to understand human behavior in social, political, and economic settings. The variety of applications can appeal to a broad range of students. Additionally, students can learn mathematics through playing games, something many choose to do in their spare time! This text also includes an exploration of the ideas of game theory through the rich context of popular culture. It contains sections on applications of the concepts to popular culture. It suggests films, television shows, and novels with themes from game theory. The questions in each of these sections are intended to serve as essay prompts for writing assignments.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Jennifer Firkins Nordstrom
Date Added:
11/18/2021
Quantitative Problem Solving in Natural Resources
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This textbook is intended to support courses that bridge the divide between mathematics typically encountered in U.S. high school curricula and the practical problems that natural resource students might engage with in their disciplinary coursework and professional internships.

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Applied Science
Environmental Science
Mathematics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Iowa State University
Author:
Peter L. Moore
Date Added:
10/05/2018
Quantitative Reasoning, Edition 1 (2021)
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Quantitative Reasoning was designed to align with the objectives of the Virginia CommunityCollege System course MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning.Table of Contents include:Chapter 1: Ratio and Proportional ReasoningChapter 2: Mathematical ModelingChapter 3: Personal FinanceChapter 4: Validity Studies

Subject:
Algebra
Mathematics
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Textbook
Author:
Jennifer Polm
Date Added:
03/23/2023