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Topics in Mathematics Third edition

About the Textbook

This free open textbook was converted from various open source material and includes original material authored by Robert Foth. Attributions will be found on the bottom of each page. Please report any errors you find in the textbook to rfoth@pima.edu. I also would love to hear about any suggestions to improve the content and problem sets.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – Problem-Solving with Applications

  • Introduction
  • Problem-Solving Process
  • Percentages
  • Proportional Reasoning
  • Dimensional Analysis

Chapter 2 – Probability

  • Introduction
  • Counting Methods
  • Probability Fundamentals
  • Working with Events
  • Conditional Probability
  • Expected Value

Chapter 3 – Statistics: Collecting Data

  • Introduction
  • Basic Concepts
  • Sampling Method
  • Experiments

Chapter 4 – Statistics: Describing Data

  • Introduction
  • Presenting Categorical Data Graphically
  • Presenting Quantitative Data Graphically
  • Measures of Central Tendency
  • Measures of Variation
  • Normal Distribution

Chapter 5 – Modeling Data with Statistics and Algebra

  • Introduction
  • Modeling Linear Relationships with Algebra
  • Modeling Exponential Relationships with Algebra
  • Modeling Linear Relationships with Regression
  • Modeling Exponential Relationships with Regression

Chapter 6 – Finance

  • Introduction
  • Simple Interest
  • Compound Interest
  • Understanding Loans
  • Amortized Loans
  • Annuities
  • Applications

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