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For All Practical Purposes (Paper): Mathematical Literacy in Today's World (paperback version) (Comap, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications)

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We used this in my college Math course, and it actually had me pretty addicted to math for a while! We only used selected chapters, but those we used were easy to navigate, even somewhat fun to read, and the math really was practical (ex.-- fair division problems, helping you solve everything from the division of your estate to how to fairly divide a piece of pie!).

I saw URI using this book for a course taught there. The book wasn't what I expected when I got it. The topics are ok, but I don't like the style of the book. The book is just verbose in my opinion. However, some people like that kind of style in a book. If you like a wordy book in mathematics then I highly recommend this book to you.

The order stated that they shipped my book the next day but I still have yet to receive the book a month later. Unfortunately this is for my math competition preparation in less than a month from now.

This book is absolutely horrendous. Its answers are frequently incorrect, its explanations are incomprehensible, and to top it all off the pages are scantily glued together and easily fall apart. What kind of monster wrote this book?

My teacher for this class seemed to think that it is vague in parts, and a bit wordy. Regardless, for the concepts it covers, it is effective.

The editor of this book should be fired. In my entire educational experience, I have never used such an unacceptable text. The book is filled with errors... more than the four page list of corrections provided by the publisher can even cover. Many of the solutions provided are incorrect, and illustrations which correspond to the text are often found on different pages than the pertaining text. More frustration than it is worth, especially if used for a distance education course. Forget it!