Demography Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics) - Softcover

Buch 20 von 76: Problem Books in Mathematics

Keyfitz, Nathan; Beekman, John A.

 
9781441928177: Demography Through Problems (Problem Books in Mathematics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1441928170 ISBN 13: 9781441928177
Verlag: Springer, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The book that follows is an experiment in the teaching of population theory and analysis. A sequence of problems where each is a self-contained puzzle, and the successful solution of each which puts the student in a position to tackle the next, is a means of securing the active participation of the learner and so the mastery of a technical subject. How far our questions are the exciting puzzles at which we aimed, and how far the sequence constitutes a rounded course in demography, must be left to the user to judge. One test of a good problem is whether a solution, that may take hours of cogitation, is immediately recognizable once it comes to mind. While algebraic manipulation is required throughout, we have tried to emphasize problems in which there is some substantive point-a conclusion regarding population that can be put into words. Our title, Demography Through Problems, reflects our intention of leading the reader who will actively commit him-or herself through a sequence that will not only teach definitions-in itself a trivial matter-but sharpen intuition on the way that populations behave.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kenneth Wachter is Professor of Demography and Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Former chair of the Committee on Population of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, his work spans the range of mathematical demography and biodemography. Books include "Height, Health, and History" and "Between Zeus and the Salmon". Hervé Le Bras holds appointments at the School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences and the National Institute for Demographic Studies in Paris. Along with contributions to mathematical demography and historical sociology, he is known for books such as "L'invention de la France", "Marianne et les lapins", "La planète au village", and "The Nature of Demography".

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1441928170
ISBN 13 
9781441928177
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
152
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