Excursions in Modern Mathematics, 9th edition

About the Book

• Carefully chosen topics explaining real life applications motivate students to dive into the math. With chapters categorized by social choice - management science - growth - shape and form - and statistics -each part touches on a different area where mathematics and the real world interface. Chapters can be used in any order to fit any syllabi for liberal arts math.
• Relevant examples integrate real data and interesting applications to show students that math is a relevant, applicable tool.
• Diverse and extensive exercises appear at the end of chapter and are divided into three levels: Walking, Jogging, and Running.
• Walking exercises test a basic understanding to ensure mastery of the main concepts from the chapter. These exercises are organized by section number to make it easier for instructors to build assignments.
• Jogging exercises apply the basic ideas at a higher level of complexity and require critical thinking skills.
• Running exercises challenge students' ability by asking them to combine concepts and think at a higher level. These are often used for extra credit or group work.

• NEW! Applet Byte exercises have been written to guide students through their exploration of the applets in MyLab™ Math. These exercises allow students to take advantage of the applets and glean a greater understanding of the concepts from them.

• Key Concepts charts at the end of every chapter make it easy to study and review the material.

Also available with MyLab Math

MyLab™ Math is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

• UPDATED! New and improved applets designed by the author help students visualize the more difficult concepts and explore deeper understanding. Applets are assignable in MyLab Math and new Applet Byte exercises in the text have been written to guide students. These applets are now mobile-friendly, and can be accessed on any device.
• Applets include: Voting Methods - Banzhaf Power Index - The Method of Sealed Bids - Method of Markers - Apportionment Methods - Euler Paths and Circuits - Hamilton Paths and Circuits - Traveling Salesman - Minimum Spanning Trees (Kruskal’s Algorithm) - Priority Lists Scheduling - Finance Calculator  - Rigid Motions - Geometric Fractals - Data Sets – Frequency Tables - Shapley-Shubik Power Index
• NEW! Animated Whiteboard Concept Videos bring concepts to life in an exciting and compelling fashion using narration and animated drawing. Videos cover topics such as Fair Division, Eulerizing Graphs, Self-Similarity, The Golden Ratio, and Normal Curves. . Students will see math in a fresh, new way!
• NEW! Learning Catalytics in MyMathLab is an interactive, student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking. Now included in MyMathLab, Learning Catalytics enables instructors to generate classroom discussion, guide the lecture, and promote peer-to-peer learning with real-time analytics.
• LC annotations at point-of-use for instructors in the new Annotated Instructor’s Edition provide a corresponding code for each question as it becomes relevant to integrate into the classroom. Simply search for the question within Learning Catalytics using the code in the textbook’s annotation.
• NEW! StatCrunch, a powerful, web-based statistical software that allows users to perform complex analyses, share data sets, and generate compelling reports has been integrated into MyLab Math for the first time. The vibrant online community offers tens of thousands of data sets shared by users.
• NEW! Workspace Assignments allow students to work through an exercise step-by-step, allowing them to show their mathematical reasoning as they progress. Students receive feedback at each step when and where they need it most, and feedback adjusts to the path each student takes. When accessed via a mobile device, workspace exercises use handwriting recognition software that allows students to naturally write out their answers with their fingertip or stylus.

About the Book

• Applet Byte exercises have been written to guide students through their exploration of the applets in MyLab™ Math. These exercises allow students to take advantage of the applets and glean a greater understanding of the concepts from them.

Also available with MyLab Math

MyLab™ Math is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

• New and improved applets designed by the author help students visualize the more difficult concepts and explore deeper understanding. Applets are assignable in MyLab Math and new Applet Byte exercises in the text have been written to guide students. These applets are now mobile-friendly, and can be accessed on any device.
• Applets include: Voting Methods - Banzhaf Power Index - The Method of Sealed Bids - Method of Markers - Apportionment Methods - Euler Paths and Circuits - Hamilton Paths and Circuits - Traveling Salesman - Minimum Spanning Trees (Kruskal’s Algorithm) - Priority Lists Scheduling - Finance Calculator  - Rigid Motions - Geometric Fractals - Data Sets – Frequency Tables - Shapley-Shubik Power Index
• Animated Whiteboard Concept Videos bring concepts to life in an exciting and compelling fashion using narration and animated drawing. Videos cover topics such as Fair Division, Eulerizing Graphs, Self-Similarity, The Golden Ratio, and Normal Curves. . Students will see math in a fresh, new way!
• Learning Catalytics in MyMathLab is an interactive, student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking. Now included in MyMathLab, Learning Catalytics enables instructors to generate classroom discussion, guide the lecture, and promote peer-to-peer learning with real-time analytics.
• LC annotations at point-of-use for instructors in the new Annotated Instructor’s Edition provide a corresponding code for each question as it becomes relevant to integrate into the classroom. Simply search for the question within Learning Catalytics using the code in the textbook’s annotation.
• StatCrunch, a powerful, web-based statistical software that allows users to perform complex analyses, share data sets, and generate compelling reports has been integrated into MyLab Math for the first time. The vibrant online community offers tens of thousands of data sets shared by users.
• Workspace Assignments allow students to work through an exercise step-by-step, allowing them to show their mathematical reasoning as they progress. Students receive feedback at each step when and where they need it most, and feedback adjusts to the path each student takes. When accessed via a mobile device, workspace exercises use handwriting recognition software that allows students to naturally write out their answers with their fingertip or stylus.