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Mathematics in Everyday Life

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Mathematics in Everyday Life

Mathematics in Everyday Life
Springer | Mathematics | February 23, 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319279378 | 159 pages | pdf | 2.57 mb

Authors: Haigh, John
Provides practice in working with mathematical ideas that arise in more formal or abstract settings
Demonstrates the versatility of mathematics by demonstrating how it can be used to give insights into a wide variety of everyday events
Explores real-life examples of how mathematics works


How does mathematics impact everyday events? The purpose of this book is to show a range of examples where mathematics can be seen at work in everyday life.
From money (APR, mortgage repayments, personal finance), simple first and second order ODEs, sport and games (tennis, rugby, athletics, darts, tournament design, soccer, snooker), business (stock control, linear programming, check digits, promotion policies, investment), the social sciences (voting methods, Simpson’s Paradox, drug testing, measurements of inequality) to TV game shows and even gambling (lotteries, roulette, poker, horse racing), the mathematics behind commonplace events is explored. Fully worked examples illustrate the ideas discussed and each chapter ends with a collection of exercises.
Everyday Mathematics supports other first year modules by giving students extra practice in working with calculus, linear algebra, geometry, trigonometry and probability. Secondary/high school level mathematics is all that is required for students to understand the material. Those students whose degree course includes writing an extended mathematical essay will find many suitable topics here, with pointers to extend and develop the material.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
2 illus., 14 in colour
Topics
Mathematics (general)
Ordinary Differential Equations
Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics

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