A problem solving approach to mathematics / (Record no. 6100)
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| fixed length control field | 03815cam a22002058a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780321570543 (recover) |
| 050 00 - CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA135.6 |
| Item number | .B55 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Billstein, Rick. |
| 245 12 - TITLE | |
| Title | A problem solving approach to mathematics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny W. Lott. |
| 250 ## - EDITION | |
| Edition statement | 10th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION | |
| Place of publication | Upper Saddle River, NJ : |
| Name of publisher | Pearson, |
| Year of publication | 2009. |
| 300 ## - DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | p. cm. |
| 500 ## - NOTES | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Table of Content | 1. An Introduction to Problem Solving1-1 Mathematics and Problem Solving1-2 Explorations with Patterns1-3 Reasoning and Logic: An Introduction 2. Numeration Systems and Sets2-1 Numeration Systems2-2 Describing Sets2-3 Other Set Operations and Their Properties 3. Whole Numbers and Their Operations3-1 Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers3-2 Algorithms for Whole-Number Addition and Subtraction3-3 Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers3-4 Algorithms for Whole-Number Multiplication and Division3-5 Mental Mathematics and Estimation for Whole-Number Operations 4. Algebraic Thinking4-1 Variables4-2 Equations4-3 Functions 5. Integers and Number Theory5-1 Integers and the Operations of Addition and Subtraction5-2 Multiplication and Division of Integers5-3 Divisibility5-4 Prime and Composite Numbers5-5 Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple5-6 *Clock and Modular Arithmetic 6. Rational Numbers as Fractions6-1 The Set of Rational Numbers6-2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Numbers6-3 Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers 7. Decimals and Real Numbers7-1 Introduction to Decimals7-2 Operations on Decimals7-3 Nonterminating Decimals7-4 Real Numbers7-5 Using Real Numbers in Equations 8. Proportional Reasoning, Percents and Applications8-1 Ratios, Proportions and Proportional Reasoning8-2 Percents8-3 Computing Interest 9. Probability9-1 How Probabilities are Determined9-2 Multistage Experiments with Tree Diagrams and Geometric Probabilities9-3 Using Simulations in Probability9-4 Odds, Conditional Probability, and Expected Value9-5 Using Permutations and Combinations in Probability 10. Data Analysis/Statistics: An Introduction10-1 Displaying Data: Part I10-2 Displaying Data: Part II10-3 Measures of Central Tendency and Variation10-4 Abuses of Statistics10-5 Designing Experiments/Collecting Data (found online on the catalog page under "Take a Closer Look") 11. Introductory Geometry11-1 Basic Notions11-2 Polygons11-3 More about Angles11-4 Geometry in Three Dimensions11-5 *Networks 12. Constructions, Congruence, and Similarity12-1 Congruence through Constructions12-2 Other Congruence Properties12-3 Other Constructions12-4 Similar Triangles and Similar Figures12-5 Lines and Linear Equations in a Cartesian Coordinate System 12-6 *Trigonometry Ratios via Similarity (found online on the catalog page under "Take a Closer Look") 13. Concepts of Measurement13-1 Linear Measure13-2 Areas of Polygons and Circles13-3 The Pythagorean Theorem, Distance Formula, and Equation of a Circle13-4 Surface Areas13-5 Volume, Mass, and Temperature 14. Motion Geometry and Tessellations14-1 Translations and Rotations14-2 Reflections and Glide Reflections14-3 Size Transformations14-4 Symmetries14-5 Tessellations of the Plane The Appendices are now full chapters to help students with specific technology tools: Using a Spreadsheet, Graphing Calculators, and Using a Geometry Drawing Utility. These chapters are available in the Technology Manual, which can be shrink-wrapped at no additional cost with the new textbook. See `Packages' tab for ordering information. Answers to All/Selected ExercisesIndexPhoto Acknowledgments *Optional Sections |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Problem solving |
| General subdivision | Study and teaching (Elementary) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECTS | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | Study and teaching (Elementary) |
| 700 1# - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| Personal name | Libeskind, Shlomo. |
| 700 1# - OTHER AUTHORS | |
| Personal name | Lott, Johnny W., |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 29/01/2013 | QA135.6 .B55 | 37632 | Books | ||
| Non-fiction | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 29/01/2013 | QA135.6 .B55 | 4444 | Books | ||
| Reference | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 29/01/2013 | QA135.6 .B55 | 37977 | Books | ||
| Non-fiction | Methodist University Library Main | Methodist University Library Main | General Stacks | 29/01/2013 | QA135.6 .B55 | 37637 | Books |