Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey
By David B. Johnson, Thomas A. Mowry
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MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY, 8th Edition demonstrates mathematics' usefulness and relevance to students' daily lives through topics such as calculating interest and understanding voting systems. Well known for its clear writing and unique variety of topics, the text emphasizes problem-solving skills, practical applications, and the history of mathematics, and unveils the relevance of mathematics and its creative human aspect to students. To offer flexibility in content, the book contains more information than might be covered in a one-term course. In addition, the chapters are independent of each other, further enabling instructors to select the ideal topics for their courses.
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MATHEMATICS: A PRACTICAL ODYSSEY, 8th Edition demonstrates mathematics' usefulness and relevance to students' daily lives through topics such as calculating interest and understanding voting systems. Well known for its clear writing and unique variety of topics, the text emphasizes problem-solving skills, practical applications, and the history of mathematics, and unveils the relevance of mathematics and its creative human aspect to students. To offer flexibility in content, the book contains more information than might be covered in a one-term course. In addition, the chapters are independent of each other, further enabling instructors to select the ideal topics for their courses.
Instructors and students benefit from WebAssign content updates without having to transition to a new edition, including new problem types such as Responsive Labs, a new Activities Booklet, and more.
JUST IN TIME SUPPORT built into questions contains direct links to the eTextbook (Read It) and videos (Watch It).
EXPANDED PROBLEMS include intermediary steps to guide students to the final answer.
MASTER IT TUTORIALS break problems down into steps to help guide students through the mathematical process.
RESPONSIVE LABS are multi-step projects (Labs) that provide an authentic and personalized application problem that gives learners the skills to think about and use the mathematics they are learning in various ways outside the classroom.
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