Most students taking this course do so to fulfill a requirement, but the true benefit of the course is learning how to use and understand mathematics in daily life. This quantitative reasoning text is written expressly for those students, providing them with the mathematical reasoning and quantitative literacy skills they'll need to make good decisions throughout their lives. Common-sense applications of mathematics engage students while underscoring the practical, essential uses of math.
Part One Logic and Prablem Solving
Part Two Quantitative Information in Everyday Life
Part Three Probability and Statistics
Part Four Modeling
Part Five Further Applications