
Using and Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach plus NEW MyMathLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (6th Edition) (Bennett Science & Math Titles)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter P, Problem 7DQ
Attitudes Toward Mathematics. What is your attitude toward mathematics? If you have a negative attitude, can you identify when that attitude developed? If you have a positive attitude, can you explain why? How might you encourage someone with a negative attitude to become more positive?
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