Mathematics : modeling our world / developed by COMAP, Inc. ; project leadership [by] Solomon Garfunkel, Landy Godbold, Henry Pollak
- Additional Titles
- Title including head of title, COMAP's mathematics, modeling our world
- Published
- Cincinnati : South-Western Educational Publishing, [1999-]
- Copyright Date
- ©1999-
- Edition
- [Student ed.].
- Physical Description
- volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Additional Creators
- Garfunkel, Solomon A., 1943-, Godbold, Landy, Pollak, Henry, and Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.)
- Summary
- The authors of this text demonstrate using mathematical concepts to solve truly interesting problems about how our world works. Mathematical modeling is the process of looking at a problem, finding a mathematical core, working within that core, and coming back to see what mathematics tells you about the problem. Real problems ask such questions as: How do we create computer animations? Where should we locate a fire station? How do we effectively control an animal population? This approach integrates a mix of ideas in geometry, algebra, and data analysis with technologies of computers and graphing calculators.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0538682108 (Course 1 student ed.)
0538682183 (Course 2 student ed.)
0538682248 (Course 3 student ed.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Funding Information
- Prepared with the support of a grant from the National Science Foundation. ESI-9255252.
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