Title:
College mathematics for business, economics, life sciences, and social sciences
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Edition:
10th ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2005
ISBN:
9780131432093
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Summary
Summary
This mid-level text covers mathematics of finance, linear algebra, linear programming, probability, and descriptive statistics, with an emphasis on cross- discipline principles and practices. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Part 1 A Library of Elementary Functions | p. 1 |
| Chapter 1 A Beginning Library of Elementary Functions | p. 3 |
| Chapter 2 Additional Elementary Functions | p. 79 |
| Part 2 Finite Mathematics | p. 129 |
| Chapter 3 Mathematics of Finance | p. 131 |
| Chapter 4 Systems of Linear Equations; Matrices | p. 177 |
| Chapter 5 Linear Inequalities and Linear Programming | p. 265 |
| Chapter 6 Probability | p. 365 |
| Chapter 7 Markov Chains | p. 461 |
| Part 3 A Library of Elementary Functions | p. 509 |
| Chapter 8 The Derivative | p. 511 |
| Chapter 9 Graphing and Optimization | p. 605 |
| Chapter 10 Additional Derivative Topics | p. 695 |
| Chapter 11 Integration | p. 743 |
| Chapter 12 Additional Integration Topics | p. 825 |
| Chapter 13 Multivariable Calculus | p. 869 |
| Appendix A Basic Algebra Review | p. 937 |
| Self-Test on Basic Algebra | p. 937 |
| A-1 Sets | p. 939 |
| A-2 Algebra and Real Numbers | p. 945 |
| A-3 Operations on Polynomials | p. 952 |
| A-4 Factoring Polynomials | p. 959 |
| A-5 Operations on Rational Expressions | p. 965 |
| A-6 Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation | p. 971 |
| A-7 Rational Exponents and Radicals | p. 977 |
| A-8 Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable | p. 984 |
| A-9 Quadratic Equations | p. 994 |
| Appendix B Special Topics | p. 1005 |
| B-1 Sequences, Series, and Summation Notation | p. 1005 |
| B-2 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences | p. 1012 |
| B-3 The Binomial Theorem | p. 1020 |
| Appendix C Tables | p. 1025 |
| Table I Basic Geometric Formulas | p. 1025 |
| Table II Integration Formulas | p. 1027 |
| Answers | p. 1 |
| Index | p. 1 |
| Library of Elementary Functions | |
| Applications Index |
