Ignacio Bello, Jack R. Britton, and Anton Kaul
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
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- Chapter 1: Problem Solving
- 1.1: Inductive Reasoning (11)
- 1.2: Estimation: A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 1.3: Graph Interpretation: A Problem-Solving Tool (11)
- Chapter 2: Sets
- 2.1: Sets: A Problem-Solving Tool (11)
- 2.2: Set Operations (11)
- 2.3: Venn Diagrams (12)
- 2.4: The Number of Elements in a Set: A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 2.5: Infinite Sets (9)
- Chapter 3: Logic
- 3.1: Statements (13)
- 3.2: Truth Tables: A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 3.3: The Conditional and the Biconditional (12)
- 3.4: Variations of the Conditional and Implications (11)
- 3.5: Euler Diagrams: A Problem-Solving Tool (9)
- 3.6: Truth Tables and Validity of Arguments (10)
- 3.7: Switching Networks: A Problem-Solving Tool
- Chapter 4: Numeration Systems
- 4.1: Egyptian, Babylonian, and Roman Numeration Systems
- 4.2: The Hindu-Arabic (Decimal) System
- 4.3: Number Systems with Bases Other Than 10
- 4.4: Binary Arithmetic
- 4.5: Octal and Hexadecimal Arithmetic
- Chapter 5: Number Theory and the Real Numbers
- 5.1: Number Theory: Primes and Composites
- 5.2: Whole Numbers, Integers, and Order of Operations
- 5.3: The Rational Numbers
- 5.4: Decimals, Scientific Notation, and Significant Digits
- 5.5: Rationals as Decimals: Percents
- 5.6: Real Numbers, Square Roots, and Decimal Representation
- 5.7: Radicals
- 5.8: Number Sequences
- Chapter 6: Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving
- 6.1: Solutions of First-Degree Sentences
- 6.2: Graphs of Algebraic Sentences
- 6.3: Sentences Involving Absolute Values
- 6.4: Quadratic Equations
- 6.5: Modeling and Problem Solving
- 6.6: Ratio, Proportion, and Variation
- Chapter 7: Functions and Graphs
- 7.1: Graphing Relations and Functions (13)
- 7.2: Linear Functions, Relations, and Applications (9)
- 7.3: Slopes and Equations of a Line (14)
- 7.4: Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs (10)
- 7.5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (9)
- 7.6: Two Linear Equation in Two Variables (9)
- 7.7: Linear Inequalities (12)
- 7.8: Linear Programming
- Chapter 8: Geometry
- 8.1: Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles (12)
- 8.2: Triangles and Other Polygons (11)
- 8.3: Perimeter and Circumference (9)
- 8.4: Area Measure and the Pythagorean Theorem (10)
- 8.5: Volume and Surface Area (10)
- 8.6: Networks, Non-Euclidean Geometry, and Topology (10)
- 8.7: Right Triangle Trigonometry
- 8.8: Chaos and Fractals
- Chapter 9: Mathematical Systems and Matrices
- 9.1: Matrix Operations
- 9.2: Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Matrices
- 9.3: Clock and Modular Arithmetic
- 9.4: Abstract Mathematical Systems: Groups and Fields
- 9.5: Game Theory
- Chapter 10: Counting Techniques
- 10.1: The Sequential Counting Principle (SCP): A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 10.2: Permutations (10)
- 10.3: Combinations (9)
- 10.4: Miscellaneous Counting Methods (9)
- Chapter 11: Probability
- 11.1: Sample Spaces and Probability (9)
- 11.2: Counting Techniques and Probability (9)
- 11.3: Computation of Probabilities (9)
- 11.4: Conditional Probability (9)
- 11.5: Independent Events (10)
- 11.6: Odds and Mathematical Expectation (10)
- Chapter 12: Statistics
- 12.1: Sampling and Frequency Distributions (10)
- 12.2: Measures of Central Tendency: The Mean, Median, and Mode (11)
- 12.3: Measures of Dispersion: The Range and Standard Deviation (9)
- 12.4: The Normal Distribution: A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 12.5: Statistical Graphs: A Problem-Solving Tool (10)
- 12.6: Making Predictions: Linear Regression (10)
- 12.7: Scattergrams and Correlation (10)
- Chapter 13: Your Money and Your Math
- 13.1: Interest, Taxes, and Discounts (10)
- 13.2: Credit Cards and Consumer Credit (10)
- 13.3: Annual Percentage Rate (APR) and the Rule of 78 (10)
- 13.4: Buying a House (10)
- 13.5: Investing in Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds (10)
- Chapter 14: Voting and Apportionment
- 14.1: Voting Systems
- 14.2: Voting Objections
- 14.3: Apportionment Methods
- 14.4: Apportionment Objections
- Chapter 15: Graph Theory
- 15.1: Introduction to Graph Theory
- 15.2: Euler Paths and Euler Circuits
- 15.3: Hamilton Paths and Hamilton Circuits
- 15.4: Trees
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| Chapter 1: Problem Solving | ||
| 1.1 | 11 (2) | 011.SBS 012 013 015 017 019 021 025 026 029 035 037 039 |
| 1.2 | 10 (1) | 001.SBS 003 005 007 013 017 023 031 035 046 047 |
| 1.3 | 11 (1) | 001.SBS 005 006 007 009 011 013 015 017 025 029 031 |
| Chapter 2: Sets | ||
| 2.1 | 11 (2) | 001 003 007 009 017 019.SBS 027 039 045 058 061 064 067 |
| 2.2 | 11 (3) | 001 003 007.SBS 013 014 017 021 022 027 028 035 045 051 061 |
| 2.3 | 12 (2) | 001 007 009 012 013 016 021 031.SBS 035 037 041 043 045 047 |
| 2.4 | 10 (2) | 001.SBS 003 005 007 013 016 017 019 020 023 025 028 |
| 2.5 | 9 (1) | 003.SBS 006 009 011 013 015 017 019 021 023 |
| Chapter 3: Logic | ||
| 3.1 | 13 | 001 007 009 011 013 017 019 025 031 033 037 047 053.SBS |
| 3.2 | 10 | 001 007 009 013 017 023 031 035 047.SBS 055 |
| 3.3 | 12 | 003.SBS 007 009 013 021 027 029 033 037 043 051 055 |
| 3.4 | 11 | 001 005 009 013 017 025 027 033 039 045.SBS 051 |
| 3.5 | 9 | 005.SBS 007 015 019 021 025 031 035 037 |
| 3.6 | 10 | 003.SBS 007 013 021 023 029 033 037 041 045 |
| Chapter 4: Numeration Systems | ||
| 4.1 | 7 | 008 022 036 046 048 050 052 |
| 4.2 | 8 | 005 008 024 028 046 054 058 059 |
| 4.3 | 9 | 002 010 012 016 020 022 029 034 036 |
| 4.4 | 8 | 006 008 014 016 019 028 032 035 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 015 020 021 028 029 030 |
| Chapter 5: Number Theory and the Real Numbers | ||
| 5.1 | 9 | 016 026 028 032 041 050 054 060 069 |
| 5.2 | 11 | 008 031 035 038 045 051 054 056 060 062 076 |
| 5.3 | 9 | 007 009 018 024 032 050 076 086 098 |
| 5.4 | 9 | 010 012 018 020 022 026 030 048 052 |
| 5.5 | 10 | 028 044 052 064 069 081 084 092 106 115 |
| 5.6 | 11 | 006 008 012 018 024 026 038 042 044 063 068 |
| 5.7 | 9 | 012 014 016 020 026 038 047 053 058 |
| 5.8 | 10 | 001 005 022 026 027 034 036 038 042 044 |
| Chapter 6: Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving | ||
| 6.1 | 9 | 010 014 032 034 045 058 081 084 096 |
| 6.2 | 11 | 002 004 010 014 020 024 030 038 042 054 062 |
| 6.3 | 11 | 005 008 013 019 021 024 030 035 040 042 044 |
| 6.4 | 10 | 002 006 011 017 023 030 048 050 058 064 |
| 6.5 | 11 | 001 002 005 011 014 018 020 029 040 048 051 |
| 6.6 | 11 | 002 006 007 018 025 026 030 032 041 045 048 |
| Chapter 7: Functions and Graphs | ||
| 7.1 | 13 (1) | 003.SBS 010 013 017 019 023 029 035 039 045 055 057 059 061 |
| 7.2 | 9 (4) | 003 004 007 014 017 019.SBS 021 025 029 030 032 033 035 |
| 7.3 | 14 | 001.SBS 005 011 013 017 019 025 029 037 043 045 051 059 063 |
| 7.4 | 10 (3) | 001 003 007 009 012 013 017.SBS 020 025 029 033 036 041 |
| 7.5 | 9 (4) | 001 003 005 007 009 012 015 027 030 033.SBS 040 044 045 |
| 7.6 | 9 (5) | 001 006 008 011.SBS 015 020 021 030 032 033 035 037 043 045 |
| 7.7 | 12 (2) | 001 003 005 011 013.SBS 015 016 025 027 029 032 033 039 041 |
| Chapter 8: Geometry | ||
| 8.1 | 12 (2) | 001 003 005 007 013 015 019 029 035.SBS 050 056 071 073 077 |
| 8.2 | 11 (3) | 001 005 006 009 013 019 021 025 027 030 039 040 047 055.SBS |
| 8.3 | 9 (4) | 001 005.SBS 011 015 016 021 025 028 032 033 036 041 043 |
| 8.4 | 10 (3) | 003 005 007 011 014 017.SBS 019 020 021 025 027 039 062 |
| 8.5 | 10 (3) | 001 005 010 011 017.SBS 021 027 030 036 037 049 051 053 |
| 8.6 | 10 (4) | 001 003 004 006 007 010 011 013 017 021 022 023 029 033.SBS |
| Chapter 9: Mathematical Systems and Matrices | ||
| 9.1 | 10 | 002 008 014 016 018 024 026 030 034 036 |
| 9.2 | 12 | 002 003 004 006 010 012 013 015 016 018 019 020 |
| 9.3 | 10 | 006 010 016 024 030 044 056 066 074 098 |
| 9.4 | 12 | 001 004 006 010 020 021 026 028 050 052 054 056 |
| 9.5 | 10 | 002 004 006 008 010 014 020 022 028 029 |
| Chapter 10: Counting Techniques | ||
| 10.1 | 10 (3) | 001 004 005 006 011 015.SBS 017 023 031 033 035 039 044 |
| 10.2 | 10 (3) | 003 007 013 015.SBS 021 022 025 027 030 031 033 034 041 |
| 10.3 | 9 (3) | 003 009 013.SBS 017 019 020 021 024 027 029 032 033 |
| 10.4 | 9 (4) | 001 002 007 009 010 011 012 013 015 019.SBS 022 023 025 |
| Chapter 11: Probability | ||
| 11.1 | 9 (4) | 003.SBS 007 009 014 016 017 027 028 031 035 041 043 046 |
| 11.2 | 9 (4) | 001 002 005.SBS 007 009 010 013 016 021 024 025 037 039 |
| 11.3 | 9 (4) | 001 003 004 007 009.SBS 012 014 015 019 023 027 031 032 |
| 11.4 | 9 (4) | 001.SBS 003 004 005 009 010 011 013 015 017 021 022 024 |
| 11.5 | 10 (3) | 001 002 003 005 007 015.SBS 017 027 032 037 043 045 046 |
| 11.6 | 10 (4) | 003 005 006 007 011 015.SBS 021 025 026 027 029 030 031 036 |
| Chapter 12: Statistics | ||
| 12.1 | 10 (2) | 001 004 005 015 016 017 027 035 039.SBS 045 047 051 |
| 12.2 | 11 (2) | 001 005 007 011.SBS 013 017 019 022 024 025 027 031 037 |
| 12.3 | 9 (5) | 001 002 004 009 011 013 015.SBS 016 019 021 022 023 025 030 |
| 12.4 | 10 (3) | 001 003 004 005 010 011 015 019 022 023 025 031 035.SBS |
| 12.5 | 10 (1) | 001.SBS 005 008 009 019 023 027 029 031 045 051 |
| 12.6 | 10 (3) | 001 005 008 009 011 013 017 021.SBS 023 024 029 030 039 |
| 12.7 | 10 (4) | 001 005 007 013 014 015.SBS 021 024 025 026 027 029 030 031 |
| Chapter 13: Your Money and Your Math | ||
| 13.1 | 10 (1) | 001 007 013 017 020 023 027 033 037 039 041.SBS |
| 13.2 | 10 (3) | 003.SBS 005 007 011 012 015 017 019 021 023 025 026 028 |
| 13.3 | 10 (4) | 001.SBS 009 011 015 016 017 021 022 025 026 029 037 038 045 |
| 13.4 | 10 (4) | 002 003 005.SBS 007 009 011 013 015 017 019 020 022 023 026 |
| 13.5 | 10 (4) | 001 005 007 011 013 016 017 020 023 027 028 036 041.SBS 045 |
| Total | 502 (357) | |