Quantitative Reasoning

<p><em style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>Quantitative Reasoning: A Reasonable Approach</em><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);> provides students with reliable techniques and practical strategies to help them overcome their fears of mathematics and testing. The text presents critical mathematics concepts and approaches to problem-solving in an accessible and approachable way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>The opening chapter addresses the various causes of math-related anxiety provides students with study tips discusses test taking and reviews fractions decimals and essential vocabulary for numerical operations as well as how to approach word problems/application situations. Chapters 2 and 3 focus on algebraic topics including coverage of integers percentages exponents algebraic expressions and linear equations. Additional chapters walk students through unit conversions graphing and working with linear functions. Students learn fundamental math principles related to finances including the calculation of taxes and markups/markdowns the applications of simple and compound interest and the determination of cost revenue and profit. Probability concepts statistics and how to solve systems of equations are covered. The final chapter is dedicated to matrices.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgb(51 51 51);>Quantitative Reasoning</em><span style=color: rgb(51 51 51);> is designed to help students thrive in foundational mathematics courses at the college level.</span></p>