Excursions in modern mathematics with mini-excursions / Peter Tannenbaum.

By: Tannenbaum, Peter, 1946-
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007Edition: 6th edDescription: xix, 625 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN: 0132319136; 9780132319133Subject(s): Mathematics -- TextbooksDDC classification: 510 LOC classification: QA37.3 | .T365 2007
Contents:
I. THE MATHEMATICS OF SOCIAL CHOICE. 1. The Mathematics of Voting: The Paradoxes of Democracy. 2. Weighted Voting Systems: The Power Game. 3. Fair Division: The Mathematics of Sharing. 4. The Mathematics of Apportionment: Making the Rounds. Mini-Excursion 1: A-1: Appointment Today - The Huntington-Hill Method II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town. 6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: Hamilton Joins the Circuit. 7. The Mathematics of Networks: The Cost of Being Connected. 8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths. Mini-Excursion 2: B-1: A Touch of Color - Graph Coloring III. GROWTH AND SYMMETRY. 9. Spiral Growth in Nature: Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio. 10. The Mathematics of Population Growth: There is Strength in Numbers. 11. Symmetry: Mirror, Mirror, off the Wall... 12. Fractal Geometry: Fractally Speaking. Mini-Excursion 3: C-1: The Time Value of Money - Annuities and Loans IV. STATISTICS. 13. Collecting Statistical Data: Censuses, Surveys, and Studies. 14. Descriptive Statistics: Graphing and Summarizing Data. 15. Chances, Probability, and Odds: Measuring Uncertainty. 16. Normal Distributions: Everything is Back to Normal (Almost). Mini-Excursion 4: D-1: The Mathematics of Managing Rick - Expected Value Answers to Selected Problems. Index. Photo Credits.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. THE MATHEMATICS OF SOCIAL CHOICE. 1. The Mathematics of Voting: The Paradoxes of Democracy. 2. Weighted Voting Systems: The Power Game. 3. Fair Division: The Mathematics of Sharing. 4. The Mathematics of Apportionment: Making the Rounds. Mini-Excursion 1: A-1: Appointment Today - The Huntington-Hill Method II. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 5. Euler Circuits: The Circuit Comes to Town. 6. The Traveling-Salesman Problem: Hamilton Joins the Circuit. 7. The Mathematics of Networks: The Cost of Being Connected. 8. The Mathematics of Scheduling: Directed Graphs and Critical Paths. Mini-Excursion 2: B-1: A Touch of Color - Graph Coloring III. GROWTH AND SYMMETRY. 9. Spiral Growth in Nature: Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio. 10. The Mathematics of Population Growth: There is Strength in Numbers. 11. Symmetry: Mirror, Mirror, off the Wall... 12. Fractal Geometry: Fractally Speaking. Mini-Excursion 3: C-1: The Time Value of Money - Annuities and Loans IV. STATISTICS. 13. Collecting Statistical Data: Censuses, Surveys, and Studies. 14. Descriptive Statistics: Graphing and Summarizing Data. 15. Chances, Probability, and Odds: Measuring Uncertainty. 16. Normal Distributions: Everything is Back to Normal (Almost). Mini-Excursion 4: D-1: The Mathematics of Managing Rick - Expected Value Answers to Selected Problems. Index. Photo Credits.

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