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sonstiger Text: .978-3-319-27937-4 Inhaltsverzeichnis GB: Money.- Differential Equations.- Sport and Games.- BusinessApplications.- Social Sciences.- TV Game Shows. Klappentext GB: How does mathematics impact everyday events? The purpose of this book is to show a range of examples where mathematics can be seen at work in everyday life.From money (APR, mortgage repayments,personal finance), simple first and second order ODEs, sport and games (tennis,rugby, athletics, darts, tournament design, soccer, snooker), business (stockcontrol, linear programming, check digits, promotion policies, investment), thesocial sciences (voting methods, Simpson's Paradox, drug testing, measurementsof inequality) to TV game shows and even gambling (lotteries, roulette, poker, horseracing), the mathematics behind commonplace events is explored. Fully worked examples illustrate the ideas discussed and each chapterends with a collection of exercises.Everyday Mathematics supports other first year modules by giving students extra practice in working with calculus, linear algebra, geometry, trigonometry and probability. Secondary/high school level mathematics is all that is required for students to understand the material. Those students whose degree course includes writing an extendedmathematical essay will find many suitable topics here, with pointers to extendand develop the material Autorentext: §16§How does mathematics impact everyday events? The purpose of this book is to show a range of examples where mathematics can be seen at work in everyday life.From money (APR, mortgage repayments,personal finance), simple first and second order ODEs, sport and games (tennis,rugby, athletics, darts, tournament design, soccer, snooker), business (stockcontrol, linear programming, check digits, promotion policies, investment), thesocial sciences (voting methods, Simpson's Paradox, drug testing, measurementsof inequality) to TV game shows and even gambling (lotteries, roulette, poker, horseracing), the mathematics behind commonplace events is explored. Fully worked examples illustrate the ideas discussed and each chapterends with a collection of exercises.Everyday Mathematics supports other first year modules by giving students extra practice in working with calculus, linear algebra, geometry, trigonometry and probability. Secondary/high school level mathematics is all that is required for students to understand the material. Those students whose degree course includes writing an extendedmathematical essay will find many suitable topics here, with pointers to extendand develop the material.§04§Money.- Differential Equations.- Sport and Games.- BusinessApplications.- Social Sciences.- TV Game Shows.