Authors : Ignacio Bello; Anton Kaul; Jack R. Britton
9781133107422
992 Pages Hardcover
10th Edition | Previous Editions: 2008, 2005, 2001
©2014, Published
Written for the Math for Liberal Arts course, TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS helps students see math at work in the world by presenting problem solving in purposeful and meaningful contexts. Many of the problems in the text demonstrate how math relates to subjects--such as sociology, psychology,... more
Motivational chapter and section opening vignettes contain applications drawn from a broad range of fields and introduce students to the techniques and ideas covered. Applications are further integrated throughout the text, examples and in the exercise sets to help students develop the skills to app... more
A Getting Started outline of objectives that corresponds to the objective heads in the exposition and in the end-of-section exercise sets has been added to the beginning of each section to provide students with a map to navigate each chapter.
In response to feedback from reviewers, Chapter 5 on Num... more
IMPORTANT: When purchasing this instant access code for Liberal Arts Math & Teacher Math, ensure that you are using it in one of the following courses: Mathematical Excursions, Topics in Contemporary Mathematics, Elementary Technical Mathemati... more
This guide helps students navigate Enhanced WebAssign. It includes instructions on how to use the Assignment page and its Summary, tips on using MathPad for providing easy input of math notation and symbols, an overview of the Graphing Utility's drawing tools for completing graphing... more
IMPORTANT: When purchasing this instant access code for Liberal Arts Math & Teacher Math, ensure that you are using it in one of the following courses: Mathematical Excursions, Topics in Contemporary Mathematics, Elementary Technical Mathemati... more
If your instructor has chosen to package Enhanced WebAssign with your text, this manual will help you get up and running quickly with the Enhanced WebAssign system so you can study smarter and improve your performance in class.