MATH for Liberal Arts 1st edition

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• Chapter 1: The Nature of Numeration Systems
  • 1.1: Math Anxiety
  • 1.2: What's the Problem?
  • 1.3: Early Numeration Systems
  • 1.4: Hindu-Arabic Numeration Systems
  • 1.5: Different Numeration Systems
  • 1.6: Binary Numeration Systems
  • 1.7: History of Calculating Devices
  
  
• Chapter 2: The Nature of Numbers
  • 2.1: It's Natural
  • 2.2: Prime Numbers
  • 2.3: Numbers - Up and Down
  • 2.4: It's a Long Way from Zero to One
  • 2.5: It's Irrational
  • 2.6: Be Real
  • 2.7: Mathematical Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 3: The Nature of Algebra
  • 3.1: Polynomials
  • 3.2: Factoring
  • 3.3: Evaluation
  • 3.4: Equations
  • 3.5: Inequalities
  • 3.6: Problem Solving
  • 3.7: Ratios and Proportions
  • 3.8: Percents
  • 3.9: Modeling Uncategorized Problems
  
  
• Chapter 4: The Nature of Geometry
  • 4.1: Geometry
  • 4.2: Polygons and Angles
  • 4.3: Triangles
  • 4.4: Mathematics, Art, and Non-Euclidean Geometries
  • 4.5: Perimeter and Area
  • 4.6: Surface Area, Volume, and Capacity
  
  
• Chapter 5: The Nature of Networks
  • 5.1: Euler Circuits and Hamiltonian Cycles
  • 5.2: Trees and Minimum Spanning Trees
  • 5.3: Topology and Fractals
  
  
• Chapter 6: The Nature of Growth
  • 6.1: Exponential Equations
  • 6.2: Logarithmic Equations
  • 6.3: Applications of Growth and Decay
  
  
• Chapter 7: The Nature of Money
  • 7.1: It's Simple
  • 7.2: Closed-End Credit - Installment Loans
  • 7.3: Open-End Credit - Credit Cards
  • 7.4: Compound Interest
  • 7.5: Buying a Home
  
  
• Chapter 8: The Nature of Sets and Logic
  • 8.1: Introduction to Sets
  • 8.2: Set Relationships
  • 8.3: Operations with Sets
  • 8.4: Venn Diagrams
  • 8.5: Survey Problems Using Sets
  • 8.6: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
  
  
• Chapter 9: The Nature of Counting
  • 9.1: Permutations
  • 9.2: Combinations
  • 9.3: Counting Without Counting
  • 9.4: Rubik's Cube and Instant Insanity
  
  
• Chapter 10: The Nature of Chance
  • 10.1: It's Not Certain
  • 10.2: Probability Models
  • 10.3: Odds and Conditional Probability
  • 10.4: Mathematical Expectation
  • 10.5: Frequency Distributions and Graphs
  • 10.6: Descriptive Statistics
  • 10.7: It's Normal
  
  
• Chapter 11: The Nature of Graphs - The Marriage of Algebra and Geometry
  • 11.1: Cartesian Coordinate System
  • 11.2: Functions
  • 11.3: Lines
  • 11.4: Systems and Inequalities
  • 11.5: Graphing Curves
  
  
• Chapter 12: The Nature of Voting and Apportionment
  • 12.1: Voting
  • 12.2: Voting Dilemmas
  • 12.3: Apportionment
  • 12.4: Apportionment Paradoxes