Contemporary Mathematics in Context: A Unified Approach : Course 2

, by Coxford, Arthur F.; Fey, James T.; Hirsch, Christian R.; Schoen, Harold L.; Burrill, Gail; Hart, Eric W.; Watkins, Ann E.; Messenger, Mary Jo

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ISBN: 9781570394836 | 1570394830
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1998

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Preface

Acknowledgments

xiii

To the Student

Unit 1 Matrix Models

Building and Using Matrix Models

(24)

Investigations

There's No Business Like Shoe Business

(3)

Analyzing Matrices

(4)

Combining Matrices

(4)

(12)

Multiplying Matrices

(33)

Investigations

Brand Switching

(4)

More Matrix Multiplication

(5)

The Power of a Matrix

(5)

Properties of Matrices

(5)

(13)

Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations

(16)

Investigations

Smart Promotions, Smart Solutions

(3)

Comparing Solution Methods

(3)

(9)

Looking Back

(5)

Unit 2 Patterns of Location, Shape, and Size

A Coordinate Model of a Plane

(29)

Investigations

Plotting Polygons and Computing Distances

(6)

Things Are Not Always What They Seem to Be

(3)

(12)

Families of Lines

(5)

102

(7)

Coordinate Models of Transformations

109

(40)

Investigations

Modeling Rigid Transformations

111

(9)

120

(13)

Modeling Size Transformations

126

(7)

133

(11)

Modeling Combinations of Transformations

138

(6)

144

(5)

Transformations, Matrices, and Animation

149

(16)

Investigations

Spinning Flags

150

(4)

Stretching and Shrinking

154

(3)

157

(8)

Looking Back

165

(5)

Unit 3 Patterns of Association

Seeing and Measuring Association

170

(16)

Investigation

Rank Correlation

171

(8)

179

(7)

Correlation

186

(25)

Investigations

Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

188

(9)

Association and Causation

197

(3)

200

(11)

Least Squares Regression

211

(16)

Investigations

How Good Is the Fit?

212

(4)

The ``Best-Fitting'' Line

216

(4)

220

(7)

Looking Back

227

(7)

Unit 4 Power Models

Same Shape, Different Size

234

(16)

Investigations

Starting from Cube One

235

(3)

The Shape of y = ax2 and y = ax3

238

(3)

241

(9)

Inverse Variation

250

(15)

Investigations

Travel Times

251

(2)

Sound and Light

253

(3)

The Shape of Inverse Variation Models

256

(3)

259

(6)

Quadratic Models

265

(24)

Investigations

Going Up . . . Going Down

266

(5)

Profit Prospects

271

(3)

The Shape of Quadratic Models

274

(4)

Solving Quadratic Equations

278

(2)

How Many Solutions Are Possible?

280

(2)

282

(7)

Radicals and Fractional Power Models

289

(22)

Investigations

The Power of a Brace

290

(4)

Powerful Radicals

294

(4)

Cube Roots

298

(2)

Operating with Powers

300

(3)

303

(8)

Looking Back

311

(8)

Index of Mathematical Topics

319

(3)

Index of Contexts

322

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Contemporary Mathematics in Context: A Unified Approach : Course 2

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