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_aRoe, John _914161 |
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245 | _aMathematics for sustainability | ||
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_bSpringer _aSwitzerland _c2018 |
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300 | _axix, 523 p. | ||
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_aEURO _b59.99 |
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490 | _aTexts for Quantitative Critical Thinking (TQCT) | ||
520 | _aDesigned for the 21st century classroom, this textbook poses, refines, and analyzes questions of sustainability in a quantitative environment. Building mathematical knowledge in the context of issues relevant to every global citizen today, this text takes an approach that empowers students of all disciplines to understand and reason with quantitative information. Whatever conclusions may be reached on a given topic, this book will prepare the reader to think critically about their own and other people’s arguments and to support them with careful, mathematical reasoning. Topics are grouped in themes of measurement, flow, connectivity, change, risk, and decision-making. Mathematical thinking is at the fore throughout, as students learn to model sustainability on local, regional, and global scales. Exercises emphasize concepts, while projects build and challenge communication skills. With no prerequisites beyond high school algebra, instructors will find this book a rich resource for engaging all majors in the mathematics classroom. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-76660-7#about-this-book) | ||
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_aMathematics _915517 |
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_aSustainability _915027 |
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_aCritical thinking _913571 |
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_aDeForest, Russ _915529 |
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_aJamshidi, Sara _915530 |
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