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050	0	4	_aTD885.5.C3 _bE27 1999
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245	0	0	_aEarth algebra : _bcollege algebra with applications to environmental issues / _cChristopher Schaufele ... [and others].
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aReading, Mass. : _bAddison Wesley, _c[1999]
264		4	_c©1999
300			_axix, 314 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 308-310) and index
505	0	0	_tI. CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION AND GLOBAL WARMING. _t1.Functions _tSets: Some Basics _tDomain and Range of a Relation _tMethods of Describing Functions _tDomain of a Relation Revisited _tRange of a Function. _t2 _tLinear Functions _tIntroduction _tSlopes of Lines _tSlope-Intercept Form _tThe Point-Slope Form _tGraphing Linear Equations _tWriting Your Own Equations _tGraphing Linear Functions with the Calculator. _t3 _tAtmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration _tYour First Model _tChoosing the Model _tLinear Regression _tChecking the Accuracy of the Model. _t4.Composite Functions and Inverses _tDefinitions and Examples _tIntroduction to Inverse Functions _tSpecial Inverse Functions. _t5.Global Temperature and Ocean Level _tOn the Beach _tOr, What Beach? _tII. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO CARBON DIOXIDE BUILD-UP _t6.Quadratic Functions _tNotation and Definitions _tIntercepts _tVertex _tMaximum, Minimum, and Range of a Quadratic Function _tGraphs of Quadratic Functions _tYou and Your Calculator Graphs _t7.Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices _tSystems of Linear Equations _tMatrices _tSystems of Equations and Matrices _t8.Modeling Carbon Dioxide Emission from Autos in the United States _tPredicting Total Passenger Cars in the Future _tPredicting Fuel Efficiency of Passenger Cars _tAverage Yearly Mileage of Cars _tTotal Carbon Dioxide Emission from Automobiles _t9.Modeling Carbon Dioxide Emission from Power Consumption in the United States _tPredicting Coal Consumption _tPredicting Petroleum Consumption _tPredicting Natural Gas Consumption _tPredicting Total Energy Consumption _tTotal Carbon Emission from Power Consumption _t10.Exponential and Logarithmic Functions _tExponential Functions _tInverse Functions _tLogarithmic Functions _tLogarithmic and Exponential Equations _tInverses of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions _t11.Modeling Carbon Dioxide Emission Resulting from Deforestation _tPredicting Deforestation Due to Logging _tPredicting Deforestation Due to Cattle Grazing _tPredicting Deforestation Due to Agriculture and Development _tPredicting Total World Rainforest Deforestation _tTotal Carbon Dioxide Emission from Deforestation _tIII. ACCUMULATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE _t12.Geometric Series _tNotation, Definitions, and Sums _t13.Carbon Dioxide Concentration Revisited _tLong-Term Carbon Dioxide Concentration _tCarbon Emission and Increase in CO2 Concentration _t14.Contribution to Atmospheric CO2 Concentration from Three Sources _tApproximating Predicted Data with Exponential Function _tApproximating Contribution from Each Source _tIV. CONNECTING CARBON DIOXIDE, PEOPLE AND MONEY _t15.People _tHow Many People Are There? Of People and CO2 Sources _t16.Money _tModeling Gross Domestic Product _tGDP and CO2 Contributors _tV. ALTERNATE ENERGY AND NEW TRENDS: REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION _t17.Linear Inequalities in Two Variables and Systems of Inequalities _tGraphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables _tSystems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables _tLinear Programming _t18.Cost and Efficiency of Alternate Energy Sources _tMethanol Versus Gasoline _tWhat Are Some Other Alternatives? _t19.Creating New Models for the Future _tA New Model for Future Carbon Dioxide Emission _tBe Part of the Solution, Not the Problem.
650		0	_aCarbon dioxide _xEnvironmental aspects _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aGlobal warming _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences _xMathematics.
650		0	_aAlgebra _xStudy and teaching. _953523
700	1		_aSchaufele, Christopher. _993892 _eaut
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