Mathematics in the Real World

• Main Author: Wallis, W.D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Birkhũser, 2013.
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.; Graph Theory.; Mathematics, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8529-2

Mathematics in the Real World is a self-contained, accessible introduction to the world of mathematics for non-technical majors. With a focus on everyday applications and context, the topics in this textbook build in difficulty and are presented sequentially, starting with a brief review of sets and...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I Introduction
• Math is Everywhere
• Numbers and Sets
• Counting
• Part II Statistical Ideas.- Collecting Data
• Measuring Data
• Normal
• Sampling, Predicting
• Multivariate Situations
• Probability
• Part III Graph Models
• Euler
• Hamilton
• Trees
• Scheduling, Critical Paths
• Coloring, Handshakes
• Part IV Data.- Identification Numbers
• Data Transmission
• Encryption; The Hat Game
• Part V Voting
• Voting Systems
• Messing with Systems
• Electing a President
• Part VI The Exponential World
• Finance
• Populations and Radioactivity. .