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Math in Society

Mathematics for informed citizenship: logical reasoning and problem solving, financial math, statistics, probability, and the mathematics of democracy — voting and apportionment. The exercises practice applying math where daily life actually demands it: loans, risk, data, and elections.

Math in Society

505 exercises31 sections
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Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving

171
Logic in Everyday Life22
Sets and Venn Diagrams6
Percents30
Rates and Proportions24
Problem Solving33
Chapter 1 Review15
Truth Tables16
Describing and Critiquing Arguments5
Logical Fallacies20

Financial Math

87
Introduction to Spreadsheets10
Simple and Compound Interest20
Savings Plans8
Loan Payments19
Income Taxes15
Chapter 2 Review15

Statistics

91
Overview of the Statistical Process30
Describing Data8
Summary Statistics: Measures of Center11
Summary Statistics: Measures of Variation9
Chapter 3 Review10
The Normal Distribution23

Probability

56
Contingency Tables14
Theoretical Probability15
Expected Value13
Chapter 4 Review14

Democracy

100
Apportionment20
Voting Methods18
The Popular Vote, Electoral College and Electoral Power22
Gerrymandering and How to Measure It10
Chapter 5 Review14
Federal Budget, Deficit and National Debt16

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