Quantitative Literacy: Thinking Between the Lines

by Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Jerry Johnson

Quantitative Literacy fully prepares students to be informed consumers of quantitative information with coverage that neatly balances discussions of ideas with computational practice. Through a wide range of examples and applications, the authors show students that they use math in their everyday lives more than they realize, and that learning math in real-world contexts. Students develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills to make intelligent decisions about regarding money, voting and politics, health issues, and much more.

736 pages, Unbound

First published December 9, 2011

Reviews

[Deanna ✰ ☾ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe I didn't read this word for word. It is a textbook, after all. But in all honesty, this book is amazing - it focuses on "real world" math and is extremely useful for all the financial aspects of life. I'm really glad I got to take a course using it!