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100 1 _aLippman, David
_eauthor
245 0 0 _aMath in Society
_cDavid Lippman
250 _aEdition 2.5
264 2 _bOpen Textbook Library
264 1 _bDavid Lippman
300 _a1 online resource
490 0 _aOpen textbook library.
505 0 _aProblem Solving -- Voting Theory -- Weighted Voting -- Apportionment -- Fair Division -- Graph Theory -- Scheduling -- Growth Models -- Finance -- Statistics -- Describing Data -- Probability -- Sets -- Historical Counting Systems -- Fractals -- Cryptography -- Logic
520 0 _aMath in Society is a free, open textbook. This book is a survey of contemporary mathematical topics, most non-algebraic, appropriate for a college-level topics course for liberal arts majors. The text is designed so that most chapters are independent, allowing the instructor to choose a selection of topics to be covered. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of the mathematics. Core material for each topic is covered in the main text, with additional depth available through exploration exercises appropriate for in-class, group, or individual investigation. This book is appropriate for Math 107 (Washington State Community Colleges common course number).
542 1 _fAttribution-ShareAlike
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on print resource
650 0 _aMathematics
_vTextbooks
710 2 _aOpen Textbook Library
_edistributor
856 4 0 _uhttps://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/98
_zAccess online version
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