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Designed for undergraduate students in liberal arts mathematics courses, this text uses puzzles and paradoxes to introduce basic principles of mathematical thought. Decision-making situations that progress from recreational problems to important contemporary applications develop the critical-thinking skills of non-science and non-technical major
List of contents
Graphs: Puzzles and Optimization. Logic: Rational Inference and Computer Circuits. Probability: Predictions and Expectations. Counting: Voting Methods and Apportionment. Numbers: Cryptosystems and Security. Appendices. Index.
About the author
Marilyn A. Reba is a senior lecturer and Douglas R. Shier is a professor emeritus, both in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University. The logical underpinnings of this textbook were developed and refined throughout many years of classroom feedback and in response to commentary from presentations at national conferences. Selected material from this book is currently being used in the Department of Mathematical Sciences’ liberal arts mathematics course and in a problem-solving course in the Honors College.
Summary
Designed for undergraduate students in liberal arts mathematics courses, this text uses puzzles and paradoxes to introduce basic principles of mathematical thought. Decision-making situations that progress from recreational problems to important contemporary applications develop the critical-thinking skills of non-science and non-technical major
