Mathematics: A Practical Odyssey

Key differences between 8th and 7th editions

• Period between current and previous publications: 4 years (2015 vs 2011).
• Johnson and Mowry's Mathematics book was first published in 1994.
• The new Eighth Edition consists of 13 chapters as well as the previous one and contains the same number of pages.
• New section "1.6 Deductive Proof of Validity" covers formal proofs of validity, rules of replacement.
• In Chapter 3 the section on probabilities in genetics covers hemophilia, an inherited blood clotting disorder.
• Chapter 5 takes up topics of interest for all college students, such as loans and maxed-out credit cards.
• Chapter 7 has interesting material on why sexagesimal (base 60) system is used to measure angles and time.
• Chapter 11 on Markov Chains has been re-titled and reorganized, and includes two new sections "11.1 Markov Chains and Tree Diagrams" and "11.2 Markov Chains and Matrices".