Mathematics in the Real World

By W.D. Wallis

​Preface.- Part I Introduction.- Math is Everywhere.- Numbers and Sets.- Counting.- Part II Statistical Ideas.- Collecting Data.- Measuring Data.- Normal.- Sampling, Predicting.- Multivariate Situations.- Probability.- Part III Graph Models.- Euler.- Hamilton.- Trees.- Scheduling, Critical Paths.- Coloring, Handshakes.- Part IV Data.- Identification Numbers.- Data Transmission.- Encryption; The Hat Game.- Part V Voting.- Voting Systems.- Messing with Systems.- Electing a President.- Part VI The Exponential World.- Finance.- Populations and Radioactivity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461485282
• ISBN13: 9781461485285
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"