... and, most importantly, different
numbering systems. The Golden Ratio is approximately
1.6 180 33 988 74 989 484 82 to 1 (how the Golden Ratio is
calculated is beyond the scope of this text). The Golden
Ratio ... the
importance of mathematics for various applications, it
was in the eighteenth century that the Swiss mathemati-
cian Leonhard Euler (1707–1 783 ) invented two new
branches of mathe...
... Discussion)
xii REAL-LIFE MATH
Iteration
Iteration and Business 285
Iteration and Computers 286
Iteration and Creativity 285
Iteration and Sports . 284
Linear Mathematics
Earthquake Prediction 289
Linear Programming ... Personal
Balancing a Checkbook 189
Budgets 188
Buying Music . . . 184
Calculating a Tip . . 194
Car Purchasing and Payments 187
Choosing a Wireless Plan 187
Credit...
... the larger number,
12 is the double of 6 and 8 is the double of 4.
Calculator Math
78 REAL-LIFE MATH
Key Terms
Calculator: A tool for performing mathematical opera-
tions on numbers.
Decimal: ... Ͻhttp://www.boats
.com/boat-articles/Seamanship-1 48/ Navigating+With
+a+Calculator/2932.htmlϾ (March 18, 2005).
University of Mannheim. “Top 500 Supercomputer Sites.”
Ͻhttp://www.top500.org/Ͼ...