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

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Steen, Lynn Arthur, 1941-2015
Language:English
Published: New York : College Entrance Examination Board, 1997.
Subjects:
Numeracy > United States.
Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States.
Physical Description:xxviii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.