Re: [MATHEDCC] Great Reading

BETH HENTGES (b.hentges@cctc.cc.mn.us)
Mon, 05 Oct 1998 13:39:57 -0500

as starters:

Algebra is generalized arithmetic.

Geometry is measuring the Earth. Geometry is the study of the relationship=
s between and within various objects and its applications.

Trigonometry is the study of the relationships in a triangle and its =
applications.

Precalculus is the study of functions and its applications.=20

Calculus is the study of rates of change of functions and its apllications.=

Statistics is the study of making inferences about a population based on =
the limited information contained in a sample.

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