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Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach 7th Edition

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For courses in Liberal Arts Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy.


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The 7th Edition of Using & Understanding Mathematics by Jeff Bennett and Bill Briggs aims to prepare students for the mathematics they will encounter in other college courses, future careers, and life.


The authors' goal is to develop students’ ability to reason with quantitative information in a way that will help achieve success in their careers, and to give students the critical-thinking and quantitative reasoning skills needed to understand major life issues. Through new resources in MyLab™ Math and updated content within the text, the Bennett/Briggs team continues to set the standard in quantitative reasoning instruction.


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    January 18, 2018
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    English
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    10.9 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
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Jeffrey Bennett specializes in mathematics and science education. He has taught at every level from pre-school through graduate school, including more than 50 college courses in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and education. His work on Using and Understanding Mathematics began in 1987, when he helped create a new mathematics course for the University of Colorado's core curriculum. Variations on this course, with its quantitative reasoning approach, are now taught at hundreds of colleges nationwide. In addition to his work in mathematics, Dr. Bennett (whose PhD is in astrophysics) has written leading college-level textbooks in astronomy, statistics, and astrobiology, as well as books for the general public. He also proposed and developed both the Colorado Scale Model Solar System on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus and the Voyage Scale Model Solar System, a permanent, outdoor exhibit on the National Mall in Washington, DC. He has recently begun writing science books for children, including the award-winning Max Goes to the Moon and Max Goes to Mars. When not working, he enjoys swimming as well as hiking the trails of Boulder, Colorado with his family.

William L. Briggs has been on the mathematics faculty at the University of Colorado at Denver for 22 years. He teaches numerous courses within the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and has special interest in teaching calculus, differential equations, and mathematical modeling. He developed the quantitative reasoning course for liberal arts students at University of Colorado at Denver supported by his textbook Using and Understanding Mathematics. He has written 2 other tutorial monographs, “The Multigrid Tutorial” and “The DFT: An Owner's Manual for the Discrete Fourier Transform,” as well as Ants, Bikes, Clocks, a mathematical problem-solving text for undergraduates. He is a University of Colorado President's Teaching Scholar, an Outstanding Teacher awardee of the Rocky Mountain Section of the MAA, and the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Ireland. Bill lives with his wife Julie and their Gordon setter Seamus in Boulder, Colorado. He loves to bake bread, run trails and rock climb in the mountains near his home.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 7th edition (January 18, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0134705181
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134705187
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.66 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches
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Jeffrey Bennett holds a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He specializes in mathematics and science education, writing for and speaking to audiences ranging from elementary school children to college faculty. Dr. Bennett is the author of seven books for children, all of which have been selected for the Story Time From Space program, in which astronauts aboard the International Space Station read books to the children of Earth, with videos posted at storytimefromspace.com. He is also the author of critically acclaimed books for the general public on topics including global warming, the search for extraterrestrial life, Einstein’s theory of relativity, and math and science teaching, and the lead author of college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics Other career highlights include having served as a Visiting Senior Scientist at NASA Headquarters, proposing and co-leading development of the Voyage Scale Model Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC, founding Big Kid Science, creating the free app Totality by Big Kid Science, and creating a free online textbook/curriculum for middle school Earth and Space Science (grade8science.com). Learn more at his web sites, jeffreybennett.com and bigkidscience.com.

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“Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach” is an invaluable resource for enhancing mathematical understanding and reasoning skills. Its comprehensive coverage, engaging presentation, and focus on real-world applications make it essential for students and educators alike. A must-have for anyone seeking to strengthen their quantitative reasoning abilities.
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Ordered this for my wife's math class and have read through some of it myself. The collection of subject matter is excellent and the explanations and real-world examples and applications are easy to understand. I think the class she's taking will only utilize about half of the material contained in this text but I'm apt to take it off her hands afterwards and read through for my own enrichment.
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Did use, even though it wasn't much, but arrival was quick and has very good content and examples. I never had trouble understanding a subject
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook
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I purchased this for my son's college Quantitative Reasoning class. It is easy to understand and self explanatory. I would definitely recommend.
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The looseleaf book is missing pages 295 to 478
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