Contemporary Mathematics 1st edition

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• Chapter 1: Sets
  • 1.1: Basic Set Concepts
  • 1.2: Subsets
  • 1.3: Understanding Venn Diagrams
  • 1.4: Set Operations with Two Sets
  • 1.5: Set Operations with Three Sets
  
  
• Chapter 2: Logic
  • 2.1: Statements and Quantifiers
  • 2.2: Compound Statements
  • 2.3: Constructing Truth Tables
  • 2.4: Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional
  • 2.5: Equivalent Statements
  • 2.6: De Morgan's Laws
  • 2.7: Logical Arguments
  
  
• Chapter 3: Real Number Systems and Number Theory
  • 3.1: Prime and Composite Numbers
  • 3.2: The Integers
  • 3.3: Order of Operations
  • 3.4: Rational Numbers
  • 3.5: Irrational Numbers
  • 3.6: Real Numbers
  • 3.7: Clock Arithmetic
  • 3.8: Exponents
  • 3.9: Scientific Notation
  • 3.10: Arithmetic Sequences
  • 3.11: Geometric Sequences
  
  
• Chapter 4: Number Representation and Calculation
  • 4.1: Hindu-Arabic Positional System
  • 4.2: Early Numeration Systems
  • 4.3: Converting with Base Systems
  • 4.4: Addition and Subtraction in Base Systems
  • 4.5: Multiplication and Division in Base Systems
  
  
• Chapter 5: Algebra
  • 5.1: Algebraic Expressions
  • 5.2: Linear Equations in One Variable with Applications
  • 5.3: Linear Inequalities in One Variable with Applications
  • 5.4: Ratios and Proportions
  • 5.5: Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • 5.6: Quadratic Equations with Two Variables with Applications
  • 5.7: Functions
  • 5.8: Graphing Functions
  • 5.9: Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
  • 5.10: Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
  • 5.11: Linear Programming
  
  
• Chapter 6: Money Management
  • 6.1: Understanding Percent
  • 6.2: Discounts, Markups, and Sales Tax
  • 6.3: Simple Interest
  • 6.4: Compound Interest
  • 6.5: Making a Personal Budget
  • 6.6: Methods of Savings
  • 6.7: Investments
  • 6.8: The Basics of Loans
  • 6.9: Understanding Student Loans
  • 6.10: Credit Cards
  • 6.11: Buying or Leasing a Car
  • 6.12: Renting and Homeownership
  • 6.13: Income Tax
  
  
• Chapter 7: Probability
  • 7.1: The Multiplication Rule for Counting
  • 7.2: Permutations
  • 7.3: Combinations
  • 7.4: Tree Diagrams, Tables, and Outcomes
  • 7.5: Basic Concepts of Probability
  • 7.6: Probability with Permutations and Combinations
  • 7.7: What Are the Odds?
  • 7.8: The Addition Rule for Probability
  • 7.9: Conditional Probability and the Multiplication Rule
  • 7.10: The Binomial Distribution
  • 7.11: Expected Value
  
  
• Chapter 8: Statistics
  • 8.1: Gathering and Organizing Data
  • 8.2: Visualizing Data
  • 8.3: Mean, Median and Mode
  • 8.4: Range and Standard Deviation
  • 8.5: Percentiles
  • 8.6: The Normal Distribution
  • 8.7: Applications of the Normal Distribution
  • 8.8: Scatter Plots, Correlation, and Regression Lines
  
  
• Chapter 9: Metric Measurement
  • 9.1: The Metric System
  • 9.2: Measuring Area
  • 9.3: Measuring Volume
  • 9.4: Measuring Weight
  • 9.5: Measuring Temperature
  
  
• Chapter 10: Geometry
  • 10.1: Points, Lines, and Planes
  • 10.2: Angles
  • 10.3: Triangles
  • 10.4: Polygons, Perimeter, and Circumference
  • 10.5: Tessellations
  • 10.6: Area
  • 10.7: Volume and Surface Area
  • 10.8: Right Triangle Trigonometry
  
  
• Chapter 11: Voting and Apportionment
  • 11.1: Voting Methods
  • 11.2: Fairness in Voting Methods
  • 11.3: Standard Divisors, Standard Quotas, and the Apportionment Problem
  • 11.4: Apportionment Methods
  • 11.5: Fairness in Apportionment Methods
  
  
• Chapter 12: Graph Theory
  • 12.1: Graph Basics
  • 12.2: Graph Structures
  • 12.3: Comparing Graphs
  • 12.4: Navigating Graphs
  • 12.5: Euler Circuits
  • 12.6: Euler Trails
  • 12.7: Hamilton Cycles
  • 12.8: Hamilton Paths
  • 12.9: Traveling Salesperson Problem
  • 12.10: Trees
  
  
• Chapter 13: Math and…
  • 13.1: Math and Art
  • 13.2: Math and the Environment
  • 13.3: Math and Medicine
  • 13.4: Math and Music
  • 13.5: Math and Sports