A problem solving approach to mathematics / Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, Johnny W. Lott.
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TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, 2009.Edition: 10th edDescription: p. cmISBN: - 9780321570543 (recover)
- QA135.6 .B55
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Includes index.
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
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