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Glazer, Evan, 1971-

Real-life math : everyday use of mathematical concepts / Evan M. Glazer and John W. McConnell. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002. - xii, 165 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-165).

Angle -- Asymptote -- Cartesian Coordinates -- Circles -- Circumference -- Complex Numbers -- Conic Sections -- Counting -- Derivative -- Equations -- Expected Value -- Exponential Decay -- Exponential Growth -- Fibonacci Sequence -- Imaginary Numbers -- Integration -- Inverse (Multiplicative) -- Inverse Function -- Inverse Square Function -- Linear Functions -- Logarithms -- Logistic Functions -- Matrices -- Perimeter -- Periodic Functions -- Plane -- Polar Coordinates -- Polynomial Functions -- Probability -- Proportions -- Pythagorean Theorem -- Quadratic Functions -- Quadrilaterals -- Rates -- Ratio -- Reflections -- Rotations -- Sequences -- Series -- Similarity -- Slope -- Square Roots -- Standard Deviation -- Step Functions -- Surface Area -- Symbolic Logic -- Symmetry -- Tangent -- Translations -- Triangle Trigonometry -- Variation -- Vectors -- Volume.

ISBN: 0313319987 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2001058635

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA2-71214

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematics--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: QA93 / .G45 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 510