Greenwood press

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Real-Life Math:
everyday use of
mathematical concepts
EVAN M. GLAZER
JOHN W. McCONNELL
GREENWOOD PRESS

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Real-Life Math

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R e a l - L i f e   M a t h
everyday use of 
mathematical concepts
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EVAN M. GLAZER and JOHN W. McCONNELL
An Oryx Book
GREENWOOD PRESS
Westport, Connecticut • London

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Glazer, Evan, 1971– .
Real-life math : everyday use of mathematical concepts / Evan M. Glazer and
John W. McConnell.
p.
cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-313-31998-7 (alk. paper)
1. Mathematics—Popular works. I. McConnell, John W. II. Title.
QA93 .G45
2002
510—dc21
2001058635
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright © 2002 by Evan M. Glazer and John W. McConnell
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be 
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the 
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001058635
ISBN: 0-313-31998-7
First published in 2002
Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the 
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National 
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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DEDICATED TO
the mathematics teachers at Glenbrook South High School 
who were fearless in adapting real-world applications 
to their lessons, and who generously shared 
their best teaching ideas with us

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Introduction, ix