01594nam a2200241 a 4500 4986562 20210414114101.0 980417s1998 nyua 001 0 eng 0766802388 DLC DLC QA39.2.P487 Peterson, John C. (John Charles), College mathematics through applications. / John C. Peterson, William J. Wagner, Stephen S. Willoughby. Albany : Delmar Publishers, c1998. xvii, 901 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes indexes. Contents: Linear equations: The Mathematical crystal ball -- Quadratic functions: The Bouncing ball -- Models of periodic data: introducing trignometry: Analyzing the touchtone phone -- Mathematical models in geometry: images in two and three dimensions: what's the best shape -- Modeling motion in two dimensions: what's the best angle? -- Polar graphing and elementary programming: programming a robot arm -- Modeling with sequences and series: Estimating cross-sectional areas -- Modeling with algebraic functions: Seismographs and pendulums -- Exponential and logarithmic functions: Modeling temperature changes -- Systems of equations and inequalities: maximizing the profit -- Matrices and 3-D graphing: Scaling and rotating points -- Modeling with probability and statistics: Assessing quality on the assembly line. Mathematics. Wagner, William J. Willoughby, Stephen S. lcc BK 1845 9345 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-07-26 0 QA39.2.P487 5485/12 2012-07-26 00:00:00 1 2012-07-26 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-07-26 0 QA39.2.P4871 5486/12 2012-07-26 00:00:00 2 2012-07-26 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-07-26 0 QA39.2.P4872 5487/12 2012-07-26 00:00:00 3 2012-07-26 BK