Excursions in Modern Mathematics
Excursions in Modern Mathematics (4th Edition) Peter Tannenbaum, Robert Arnold,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0130177628
Edition: Hardcover; 2000-08-02
Summary:
This collection of Eexcursions into modern mathematics consists of
four independent parts, each consisting of four chapters: 1) Social
Choice, 2) Management Science, 3) Growth and Symmetry, and 4)
Statistics. Written in an informal, readable style, its pedagogical
features make material both interesting and clear. Internet
Eexcursions in each chapter guide readers to additional problem
material linked to the website. Accessibility of topics offers
readers a comfortable mathematical infrastructure that makes material
interesting and challenging. Applicability of topics connects readers
to the mathematics presented and the real-life problems that motivate
it. Currency of topics provides material dated within the last 50
years, and somefractals, for instancewithin the last 15 years.
Aesthetics of topics combines elegance of mathematics with its
simplicity, helping readers develop an appreciation for mathematics.
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