Thinking Mathematically plus MyMathLab/MyStatLab Student Access Code Card

This package consists of the textbook plus an access kit for MyMathLab/MyStatLab.   Blitzer continues to raise the bar with his engaging applications developed to motivate readers from diverse majors and backgrounds. Thinking Mathematically, Fifth Edition, draws from the author’s unique background in art, psychology, and math to present math in the context of real-world applications. The author understands the needs of nervous readers and provides helpful tools in every chapter to help them master the material. Voice balloons are strategically placed throughout the book, showing what an instructor would say when leading a student through a problem. Study tips, chapter review grids, Chapter Tests, and abundant exercises provide ample review and practice.   MyMathLab provides a wide range of homework, tutorial, and assessment tools that make it easy to manage your course online.

Table of Contents:
1. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking 1.1 Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 1.2 Estimation, Graphs, and Mathematical Models 1.3 Problem Solving   2. Set Theory 2.1 Basic Set Concepts 2.2 Subsets 2.3 Venn Diagrams and Set Operations 2.4 Set Operations and Venn Diagrams with Three Sets 2.5 Survey Problems   3. Logic 3.1 Statements, Negations, and Quantified Statements 3.2 Compound Statements and Connectives 3.3 Truth Tables for Negations, Conjunction, and Disjunction 3.4 Truth Tables for the Conditional and the Biconditional 3.5 Equivalent Statements and Variations of Conditional Statements 3.6 Negations of Conditional Statements and De Morgan's Laws 3.7 Arguments and Truth Tables 3.8 Arguments and Euler Diagrams   4. Number Representation and Calculation 4.1 Our Hindu-Arabic System and Early Positional Systems 4.2 Number Bases in Positional Systems 4.3 Computation in Positional Systems 4.4 Looking Back at Early Numeration Systems   5. Number Theory and the Real Number System 5.1 Number Theory, Prime and Composite Numbers 5.2 The Integers; Order of Operations 5.3 The Rational Numbers 5.4 The Irrational Numbers 5.5 Real Numbers and Their Properties 5.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation 5.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences   6. Algebra: Equations and Inequalities 6.1 Algebraic Expressions and Formulas 6.2 Linear Equations in One Variable and Proportions 6.3 Applications of Linear Equations 6.4 Linear Inequalities in One Variable 6.5 Quadratic Equations   7. Algebra: Graphs, Functions, and Linear Systems 7.1 Graphing and Functions 7.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs 7.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 7.4 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables 7.5 Linear Programming 7.6 Modeling Data: Exponential, Logarithmic, and Quadratic Functions   8. Consumer Mathematics and Financial Management 8.1 Percent, Sales Tax, and Income Tax 8.2 Simple Interest 8.3 Compound Interest 8.4 Annuities, Stocks, and Bonds 8.5 Installment Loans, Amortization, and Credit Cards   9. Measurement 9.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System 9.2 Measuring Area and Volume 9.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature   10. Geometry 10.1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles 10.2 Triangles 10.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations 10.4 Area and Circumference 10.5 Volume 10.6 Right Triangle Trigonometry 10.7 Beyond Euclidean Geometry   11. Counting Methods and Probability Theory 11.1 The Fundamental Counting Principle 11.2 Permutations 11.3 Combinations 11.4 Fundamentals of Probability 11.5 Probability with the Fundamental Counting principle, Permutations, and Combinations 11.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds 11.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability 11.8 Expected Value   12. Statistics 12.1 Sampling, Frequency Distributions, and Graphs 12.2 Measures of Central Tendency 12.3 Measures of Dispersion 12.4 The Normal Distribution 12.5 Problem Solving with the Normal Distribution 12.6 Scatter Plots, Correlation, and Regression Lines   13. Mathematical Systems 13.1 Mathematical Systems 13.2 Rotational Symmetry, Groups, and Clock Arithmetic   14. Voting and Apportionment 14.1 Voting Methods 14.2 Flaws of Voting Methods 14.3 Apportionment Methods 14.4 Flaws of Apportionment Methods   15. Graph Theory 15.5 Graphs, Paths, and Circuits 15.2 Euler Paths and Euler Circuits 15.3 Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits 15.4 Trees

About the Author :
Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob’s love for teaching mathematics was nourished for nearly 30 years at Miami Dade College, where he received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College and an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. In addition to Thinking Mathematically, Bob has written textbooks covering introductory algebra, college algebra, algebra and trigonometry, and precalculus, all published by Prentice Hall. When not secluded in his Northern California writer’s cabin, Bob can be found hiking the beaches and trails of Point Reyes National Seashore, and tending to the chores required by his beloved entourage of horses, chickens, and irritable roosters.