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College mathematics through baseball  Cover Image Book Book

College mathematics through baseball / Fred Worth.

Worth, Fred. 1958- (Author).

Summary:

" Mathematics is often challenging for students majoring in nontechnical fields. This book makes mathematical concepts engaging with examples drawn from baseball and other sports, providing a basis for a solid survey of college math. For students who have taken algebra and geometry. Topics covered include logical fallacies, unit conversions, statistics, probability, finance, geometry, modeling and voting theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780786497768 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0786497769 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Logical Fallacies -- Unit Conversions -- Statistics: Introduction, Statistical Studies, Reliability, History -- Different Kinds of Statistics -- Statistics: Display -- Uses of Statistics -- Probability and Combinatorics -- Finance -- Geometry -- Modeling -- Voting Theory -- Recording Statistics.
Subject: Mathematics > Study and teaching (Higher)
Mathematical statistics > Study and teaching (Higher)
Games in mathematics education.
Baseball > Mathematics.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Kirtland Community College Library QA 135.6 .W67 2015 30775305509581 General Collection Available -


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