TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roe, John
AU  - DeForest, Russ
AU  - Jamshidi, Sara
TI  - Mathematics for sustainability
SN  - 9783319766591
U1  - 515.98 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Switzerland
PB  - Springer
KW  - Mathematical reasoning
KW  - Mathematical knowledge
KW  - Mathematics - Logistic model
N2  - Designed for the 21st century classroom, this textbook poses, refines, and analyzes questions of sustainability in a quantitative environment. Building mathematical knowledge in the context of issues relevant to every global citizen today, this text takes an approach that empowers students of all disciplines to understand and reason with quantitative information. Whatever conclusions may be reached on a given topic, this book will prepare the reader to think critically about their own and other people’s arguments and to support them with careful, mathematical reasoning.

Topics are grouped in themes of measurement, flow, connectivity, change, risk, and decision-making. Mathematical thinking is at the fore throughout, as students learn to model sustainability on local, regional, and global scales. Exercises emphasize concepts, while projects build and challenge communication skills. With no prerequisites beyond high school algebra, instructors will find this book a rich resource for engaging all majors in the mathematics classroom. 

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ER  -