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Math in Society:
Mathematics for liberal arts majors
Portland Community College Math Department
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Front Matter
Colophon
Attributions
Project Notes
Resources
Errata
1
Logic and Sets
The Language and Rules of Logic
Sets and Venn Diagrams
Describing and Critiquing Arguments
Logical Fallacies
Chapter 1 Review
2
Financial Math
Introduction to Spreadsheets
Simple and Compound Interest
Savings Plans
Loan Payments
Income Taxes
Chapter 2 Review
3
Statistics
Overview of the Statistical Process
Describing Data
Summary Statistics: Measures of Center
Summary Statistics: Measures of Variation
Chapter 3 Review
The Normal Distribution
4
Probability
Contingency Tables
Theoretical Probability
Expected Value
Chapter 4 Review
5
Democracy
Apportionment
Voting Methods
The Popular Vote, Electoral College and Electoral Power
Gerrymandering and How to Measure It
Chapter 5 Review
Federal Budget, Deficit and National Debt
Back Matter
References
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Math in Society:
Mathematics for liberal arts majors
Portland Community College Math Department
September 22, 2021
Colophon
Attributions
Project Notes
Resources
Errata