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019 a| 37175224;

020 a| 0874475031 (hardcover);

020 a| 0874475775 (paperback);

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035 a| (OCoLC)37281907;

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050 00 a| QA13b| .W48 1997;

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245 00 a| Why numbers count :b| quantitative literacy for tomorrow's America /c| edited by Lynn Arthur Steen.;

260 a| New York :b| College Entrance Examination Board,c| 1997.;

300 a| xxviii, 194 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| Preface : the new literacy / Lynn Arthur Steen -- The triumph of numbers : civic implications of quantitative literacy / Theodore M. Porter -- Civic numeracy : does the public care? / Deborah Wadsworth -- Understanding the news / Gina Kolata -- Making mathematics the great equalizer / Shirley Malcolm -- Numeracy : imperatives of a forgotten goal / Iddo Gal -- National indicators of quantitative literacy / John A. Dossey -- Thinking quantitatively about science / F. James Rutherford -- Mere literacy is not enough / George W. Cobb -- Solving problems in the real world / Henry O. Pollak -- Quantitative practices / Peter J. Denning -- From opportunity to results / Judith Eaton -- Organizing mathematics education around work / Gary Hoachlander -- Mathematical competencies that employers expect / Arnold Packer -- Quantitative literacy across the curriculum / Glenda Price -- Afterword : through mathematicians' eyes / Susan L. Forman -- Appendix : defining and measuring quantitative literacy / John A. Dossey.;

650 0 a| Numeracyz| United States.=| ^A353113;

650 0 a| Mathematicsx| Study and teachingz| United States.=| ^A49533;

700 1 a| Steen, Lynn Arthur,d| 1941-2015=| ^A86922;

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Why numbers count : quantitative literacy for tomorrow's America / edited by Lynn Arthur Steen.

Other author	Steen, Lynn Arthur, 1941-2015
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : College Entrance Examination Board, 1997.
Description	xxviii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Numeracy--United States. Mathematics--Study and teaching. --United States.

Contents	Preface : the new literacy / Lynn Arthur Steen -- The triumph of numbers : civic implications of quantitative literacy / Theodore M. Porter -- Civic numeracy : does the public care? / Deborah Wadsworth -- Understanding the news / Gina Kolata -- Making mathematics the great equalizer / Shirley Malcolm -- Numeracy : imperatives of a forgotten goal / Iddo Gal -- National indicators of quantitative literacy / John A. Dossey -- Thinking quantitatively about science / F. James Rutherford -- Mere literacy is not enough / George W. Cobb -- Solving problems in the real world / Henry O. Pollak -- Quantitative practices / Peter J. Denning -- From opportunity to results / Judith Eaton -- Organizing mathematics education around work / Gary Hoachlander -- Mathematical competencies that employers expect / Arnold Packer -- Quantitative literacy across the curriculum / Glenda Price -- Afterword : through mathematicians' eyes / Susan L. Forman -- Appendix : defining and measuring quantitative literacy / John A. Dossey.
Local note	Little-302989--305131008460V
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN	97066326
ISBN	0874475031 (hardcover)
ISBN	0874475775 (paperback)

Why numbers count : quantitative literacy for tomorrow's America / edited by Lynn Arthur Steen.

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