Discovering Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach 2nd edition

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Richard N. Aufmann
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Problem Solving
    • 1.1: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
    • 1.2: Estimation and Graphs
    • 1.3: Problem-Solving Strategies
    • 1.4: Introduction to Fair Division
    • 1: Prep Test
    • 1: Chapter Review
    • 1: Projects
    • 1: Math in Practice: Medical Studies
    • 1: Responsive Lab: Fair Division

  • Chapter 2: Sets and Logic
    • 2.1: Sets, Set Operations, and Applications
    • 2.2: Categorical Logic
    • 2.3: Propositional Logic
    • 2.4: Investigating Fallacies
    • 2: Prep Test
    • 2: Chapter Review
    • 2: Projects
    • 2: Math in Practice: Logic, Sets, and Databases
    • 2: Responsive Lab: Venn Diagrams

  • Chapter 3: Proportions and Variation
    • 3.1: Ratios and Rates
    • 3.2: Measurement
    • 3.3: Proportions
    • 3.4: Percent
    • 3.5: Variation
    • 3: Prep Test
    • 3: Chapter Review
    • 3: Projects
    • 3: Math in Practice: Trenchless Sewer Pipe Lining
    • 3: Responsive Lab: Scaling a Recipe

  • Chapter 4: Managing Your Finances
    • 4.1: Simple Interest
    • 4.2: Compound Interest
    • 4.3: Future and Present Value of an Annuity
    • 4.4: Credit Cards
    • 4.5: Student Loans
    • 4.6: Financial Considerations of Car Ownership
    • 4.7: Financial Considerations of Home Ownership
    • 4.8: Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
    • 4: Prep Test
    • 4: Chapter Review
    • 4: Projects
    • 4: Math in Practice: Saving Up
    • 4: Responsive Labs: Financing a Car and Credit Cards

  • Chapter 5: Linear Functions
    • 5.1: Introduction to Functions
    • 5.2: Properties of Linear Functions
    • 5.3: Linear Models
    • 5: Prep Test
    • 5: Chapter Review
    • 5: Projects
    • 5: Math in Practice: Nursing

  • Chapter 6: Nonlinear Functions
    • 6.1: Exponential Functions
    • 6.2: Logarithmic Functions
    • 6.3: Quadratic Functions
    • 6: Prep Test
    • 6: Chapter Review
    • 6: Projects
    • 6: Math in Practice: Music
    • 6: Responsive Lab: Population Growth

  • Chapter 7: Introduction to Probability
    • 7.1: The Counting Principle
    • 7.2: Permutations and Combinations
    • 7.3: Probability and Odds
    • 7.4: Addition and Complement Rules
    • 7.5: Conditional Probability
    • 7.6: Expectation
    • 7: Prep Test
    • 7: Chapter Review
    • 7: Projects
    • 7: Math in Practice: Fundraiser
    • 7: Responsive Lab: License Plates

  • Chapter 8: Introduction to Statistics
    • 8.1: Measures of Central Tendency
    • 8.2: Measures of Dispersion
    • 8.3: Measures of Relative Position
    • 8.4: Normal Distributions
    • 8.5: Linear Regression and Correlation
    • 8: Prep Test
    • 8: Chapter Review
    • 8: Projects
    • 8: Math in Practice: Real Estate
    • 8: Responsive Lab: Approximately Normal Distributions

  • Chapter 9: Voting and Apportionment
    • 9.1: Introduction to Apportionment
    • 9.2: Introduction to Voting
    • 9.3: Weighted Voting Systems
    • 9: Prep Test
    • 9: Chapter Review
    • 9: Projects
    • 9: Math in Practice: Coffee Shops
    • 9: Responsive Lab: Arrow's Impossibility Theorem

  • Chapter 10: Circuits and Networks
    • 10.1: Graphs and Euler Circuits
    • 10.2: Weighted Graphs
    • 10.3: Planarity and Euler's Formula
    • 10.4: Graph Coloring
    • 10: Prep Test
    • 10: Chapter Review
    • 10: Projects
    • 10: Math in Practice: Delivery Routes
    • 10: Responsive Lab: Complete Graph Algorithms

  • Chapter 11: Geometry
    • 11.1: Measurement
    • 11.2: Basic Concepts of Euclidean Geometry
    • 11.3: Perimeter and Area of Plane Figures
    • 11.4: Volume and Surface Area
    • 11.5: Properties of Triangles
    • 11.6: Right Triangle Trigonometry
    • 11.7: Non-Euclidean Geometry
    • 11.8: Fractals
    • 11: Prep Test
    • 11: Chapter Review
    • 11: Projects
    • 11: Math in Practice: Feed Tanks
    • 11: Responsive Lab: Regular Polygons

  • Chapter A: Appendix A: A Review of Integers, Rational Numbers, and Percents
    • A.1A: Use Inequality Symbols with Integers
    • A.1B: Simplify Expressions with Absolute Value
    • A.2A: Add Integers
    • A.2B: Subtract Integers
    • A.2C: Multiply Integers
    • A.2D: Divide Integers
    • A.3A: Simplify Expressions Containing Exponents
    • A.3B: Use the Order of Operations Agreement to Simplify Expressions
    • A.4A: Multiply Fractions
    • A.4B: Divide Fractions
    • A.4C: Add Fractions
    • A.4D: Subtract Fractions
    • A.4E: Identify the Order Relation Between Two Fractions
    • A.5A: Multiply and Divide Positive and Negative Fractions
    • A.5B: Add and Subtract Positive and Negative Fractions
    • A.6A: Add and Subtract Decimals
    • A.6B: Multiply Decimals
    • A.6C: Divide Fractions
    • A.7A: Convert Fractions to Decimals
    • A.7B: Convert Decimals to Fractions
    • A.7C: Compare a Fraction and a Decimal
    • A.7D: Write Ratios and Rates
    • A.8A: Write a Percent as a Decimal or a Fraction
    • A.8B: Write a Decimal or a Fraction as a Percent
    • A.9A: Find the Square Root of a Perfect Square
    • A.9B: Approximate the Square Root of a Real Number

  • Chapter B: Appendix B: Variable Expressions and Equations
    • B.1A: Evaluate a Variable Expression
    • B.2A: Simplify a Variable Expression Using the Properties of Addition
    • B.2B: Simplify a Variable Expression Using the Properties of Multiplication
    • B.2C: Simplify a Variable Expression Using the Distributive Property
    • B.2D: Simplify General Variable Expressions
    • B.3A: Determine Whether a Given Number Is a Solution of an Equation
    • B.3B: Solve an Equation of the Form x + a = b
    • B.3C: Solve an Equation of the Form ax = b
    • B.3D: Solve the Basic Percent Equation
    • B.3E: Solve Percent Increase and Decrease Problems
    • B.4A: Solve an Equation of the Form ax + b = c
    • B.4B: Solve an Equation of the Form ax + b = cx + d
    • B.4C: Solve an Equation Containing Parentheses
    • B.4D: Solve a Literal Equation for One of the Variables
    • B.4E: Solve an Absolute Value Equation
    • B.5A: Solve a Quadratic Equation by Using the Quadratic Formula

  • Chapter C: Appendix C: Review of Rectangular Coordinates and Graphing
    • C.1A: Graph an Equation in Two Variables
    • C.2A: Evaluate a Function
    • C.2B: Graph a Function

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Chapter 6: Nonlinear Functions
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