MyLab Math with Pearson eText - Combo Access Card - for Mathematics All Around - 18 weeks

by Thomas Pirnot/Margaret Moore

• ISBN13: 9780137383900
• ISBN10: 0137383908
• Format: Access Card
• Copyright: 2021-04-08
• Publisher: PEARSO

Summary

For courses in Liberal Arts Mathematics. 

This ISBN is for the 18-week MyLab Combo Access card. Pearson eText is included. 

 

Relevant, user-friendly math for today’s liberal arts students 

In an increasingly complex world where both information and misinformation are growing rapidly, it’s important that students learn to think critically and become comfortable with the numerical information all around them. The high-interest applications, emphasis on problem solving, and clear writing style of Mathematics All Around has earned praise from both instructors and students, making it one of the most popular liberal arts mathematics texts available. And when used in conjunction with MyLab^® Math, it can be used very effectively for online courses. 

With new co-author Margaret Moore, the 7th Edition builds on this success—showing instructors and students how they can use various apps, spreadsheets, and other technologies in their problem solving, incorporating GeoGebra and Excel Spreadsheets in some examples, and more. Mathematics All Around also is particularly well-suited for students who need to satisfy a one- or two-course requirement in math in order to transfer or graduate. 

 

Personalize learning with MyLab Math with Pearson eText 

This flexible digital platform combines unrivaled content, online assessments, and customizable features to personalize learning and improve results. 

Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook available within MyLab that lets you read, highlight, and take notes all in one place. 

NOTE: This MyLab Combo Access pack includes a MyLab access code plus a loose-leaf print version (delivered by mail) to complement your MyLab experience. In addition to this access code, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab. 

 

Author Biography

Tom Pirnot began college as a music major at Wilkes College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, intending to spend life as a performing musician. But, a dreaded, required physics course in his sophomore year changed his academic career path forever. In that course, he became fascinated by the beauty and power of mathematics, and began to take as many mathematics electives as possible.

Upon graduation (with a degree in music), he entered The Pennsylvania State University as a graduate student in mathematics. Because of his music background, he was assigned to organize and coordinate the very first liberal arts mathematics course offered at the University Park campus, beginning a love affair with liberal arts mathematics that continues to this day.

After earning his Ph.D. in abstract algebra, he joined what is now Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, teaching a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics and computer science, as well as over 150 sections of liberal arts mathematics. In addition to his teaching, Tom is also a popular speaker at local, statewide, and national mathematics conferences and workshops. 

Tom has always been an innovator in the teaching of liberal arts mathematics, and his earlier liberal arts text, Mathematics: Tools and Models, with Dalton Hunkins, introduced many topics and ideas that are used in teaching liberal arts mathematics today.

He earned an excellence in teaching award from Kutztown University and was also awarded a Distinguished Teaching Chair from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

Tom enjoys spending time with his loving wife Ann, and their four children and seven grandchildren. In his spare time, he likes to sing, fish, play tennis, and keep the weeds from overrunning their garden. 

Margaret (Peggy) Moore has been a member of the mathematics faculty at the University of Southern Maine since 2004. A native of Maryland, Peggy has largely called Maine home since enrolling at Colby College for her undergraduate degree. A declared history major taking multivariable calculus for fun, Peggy’s path was forever changed when her faculty mentor encouraged her to consider declaring a second major in mathematics. Deciding to pursue a graduate degree in statistics, Peggy left Maine for graduate work at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, but returned to the Pine Tree State to begin her career teaching, first at Colby College and later at Maine Maritime Academy before joining the University of Maine System. 

Peggy is passionate about teaching; helping her students achieve academic success is her top priority. She is committed to active learning and incorporating metacognitive strategies in all of her classes, resulting in numerous cases where students have experienced a paradigm shift in their relationship with mathematics. She has been involved with general education and curricular reform over the last decade and has presented at numerous state and national conferences about her innovative teaching strategies. 

Committed to her family, Peggy is happiest surrounded by her husband, children, mom, and siblings. She particularly enjoys time spent outdoors; you can find her with snowshoes in the winter and on her stand up paddleboard in the summer. 

Table of Contents

1. Problem Solving: Strategies and Principles

1.1 Problem Solving 

1.2 Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 

1.3 Estimation 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

2. Set Theory: Using Mathematics to Classify Objects

2.1 The Language of Sets 

2.2 Comparing Sets 

2.3 Set Operations 

2.4 Survey Problems 

2.5 Looking Deeper: Infinite Sets 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

3 .  Logic : The Study of What’s True or False  or Somewhere in Between 

3.1 Statements, Connectives, and Quantifiers 

3.2 Truth Tables 

3.3 The Conditional and Biconditional 

3.4 Verifying Arguments 

3.5 Using Euler Diagrams to Verify Syllogisms 

3.6 Looking Deeper: Fuzzy Logic 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

4 .  Graph Theory (Networks) : The Mathematics of Relationships 

4.1 Graphs, Puzzles, and Map Coloring 

4.2 The Traveling Salesperson Problem 

4.3 Directed Graphs 

4.4 Looking Deeper: Scheduling Projects Using PERT 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

5 .  Numeration Systems : Does It Matter How We Name  Numbers? 

5.1 The Evolution of Numeration Systems 

5.2 Place Value Systems 

5.3 Calculating in Other Bases 

5.4 Looking Deeper: Modular Systems 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

6 .  Number Theory and the Real  Number System :  Understanding the Numbers All  Around Us 

6.1 Number Theory 

6.2 The Integers 

6.3 The Rational Numbers 

6.4 The Real Number System 

6.5 Exponents and Scientific Notation 

6.6 Looking Deeper: Sequences 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

7 .  Algebraic Models :  How Do We Approximate Reality? 

7.1 Linear Equations 

7.2 Modeling with Linear Equations 

7.3 Modeling with Quadratic Equations 

7.4 Exponential Equations and Growth 

7.5 Proportions and Variation 

7.6 Modeling with Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities 

7.7 Looking Deeper: Dynamical Systems 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

8 .  Consumer Mathematics :  The Mathematics of Everyday Life 

8.1 Percents, Taxes, and Inflation 

8.2 Interest 

8.3 Consumer Loans 

8.4 Annuities 

8.5 Amortized Loans 

8.6 Looking Deeper: Annual Percentage Rate 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test  

9 .  Geometry :  Ancient and Modern Mathematics  Embrace 

9.1 Lines, Angles, and Circles 

9.2 Polygons 

9.3 Perimeter and Area 

9.4 Volume and Surface Area 

9.5 The Metric System and Dimensional Analysis 

9.6 Geometric Symmetry and Tessellations 

9.7 Looking Deeper: Fractals 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

10 .  Apportionment :  How Do We Measure Fairness? 

10.1 Understanding Apportionment 

10.2 The Huntington–Hill Apportionment Principle 

10.3 Other Paradoxes and Apportionment Methods 

10.4 Looking Deeper: Fair Division 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

11 .  Voting :  Using Mathematics to Make  Choices 

11.1 Voting Methods 

11.2 Defects in Voting Methods 

11.3 Weighted Voting Systems 

11.4 Looking Deeper: The Shapley-Shubik Index 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

12 .  Counting :  Just How Many Are There? 

12.1 Introduction to Counting Methods 

12.2 The Fundamental Counting Principle 

12.3 Permutations and Combinations 

12.4 Looking Deeper: Counting and Gambling 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

13 .  Probability :  What Are the Chances? 

13.1 The Basics of Probability Theory 

13.2 Complements and Unions of Events 

13.3 Conditional Probability and Intersections of Events 

13.4 Expected Value 

13.5 Looking Deeper: Binomial Experiments 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

14. Descriptive Statistics: Making Sense of the Data 

14.1 Organizing and Visualizing Data 

14.2 Measures of Central Tendency 

14.3 Measures of Dispersion 

14.4 The Normal Distribution 

14.5 Looking Deeper: Linear Correlation 

Chapter Summary 

Chapter Review Exercises 

Chapter Test 

Appendix A 

Answers to Quiz Yourself Problems,  

Answers to Exercises 

Credits 

Index