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Glazer, Evan,1971-

everyday use of mathematical concepts

Evan M. Glazer and John W. McConnell.

Greenwood Press

2002

xii, 165 p. ill. 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165) and index. , contents: Machine generated contents note: MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS -- Angle, 1 -- Asymptote, 7 -- Cartesian Coordinates, 10 -- Circles, 12 -- Circumference, 16 -- Complex Numbers, 16 -- Conic Sections, 18 -- Counting, 21 -- Derivative, 23 -- Equations, 23 -- Expected Value, 26 -- Exponential Decay, 28 -- Exponential Growth, 30 -- Fibonacci Sequence, 35 -- Imaginary Numbers, 37 -- Integration, 37 -- Inverse (Multiplicative), 43 -- Inverse Function, 45 -- Inverse Square Function, 47 -- Linear Functions, 49 -- Logarithms, 55 -- Logistic Functions, 58 -- Matrices, 61 -- Perimeter, 64 -- Periodic Functions, 67 -- Plane, 70 -- Polar Coordinates, 72 -- Polynomial Functions, 75 -- Probability, 77 -- Proportions, 82 -- Pythagorean Theorem, 87 -- Quadratic Functions, 89 -- Quadrilaterals, 93 -- Rates, 96 -- Ratio, 102 -- Reflections, 107 -- Rotations, 111 -- Sequences, 114 -- Series, 117 -- Similarity, 121 -- Slope, 124 -- Square Roots, 124 -- Standard Deviation, 127 -- Step Functions, 130 -- Surface Area, 133 -- Symbolic Logic, 136 -- Symmetry, 138 -- Tangent, 141 -- Translations, 144 -- Triangle Trigonometry, 146 -- Variation, 150 -- Vectors, 154 -- Volume, 159 -- Bibliography, 163

McConnell, John W

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G553r

2002

0-313-31998-7