COMAP'S mathematics
Subtitle: modeling our world : pre-calculus
By: developed by COMAP, Inc. ; project leadership [by] Solomon Garfunkel, Landy Godbold, and Henry Pollak.
Contributors: Garfunkel, Solomon A., 1943-.; Godbold, Landy.; Pollak, Henry.; Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (U.S.)
Edition: Student ed.
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
Subjects: Mathematical models -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Functions -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Other titles: Course 4; Mathematics:; Pre-calculus
Description: Demonstrates using mathematical concepts to solve problems about how our world works. Mathematical modeling is the process of looking at a problem, finding a mathematical core, working within that core, and coming back to see what mathematics tells you about the problem. Real problems ask such questions as: How do we create computer animations? Where should we locate a fire station? How do we effectively control an animal population? This approach integrates a mix of ideas in geometry, algebra, and data analysis with technologies of computers and graphing calculators.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prepared with the support of a grant from the National Science Foundation. ESI-9255252.
Table of contents: value: Functions in modeling; value: The exponential and logarithmic functions; value: Polynomial models; value: Coordinate systems and vectors; value: Matrices; value: Analytic geometry; value: Counting and the binomial theorem; value: Modeling change with discrete dynamical systems.