A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences
This basic text is written in a concise fashion for undergraduates at the freshman/sophomore level. Topics are presented sequentially: a brief review of sets and numbers is followed by an introduction to data sets, i.e., histograms, means and medians, and then an introduction to counting which goes to the Binomial Theorem. This provides the basis for elementary probability theory.

Graph study is defined, with an emphasis on its use in modeling. Matrices and vectors are discussed, along with several elementary commercial applications. An introduction to linear programming is presented.

Ample examples and illustrations are provided throughout. Each section contains two sets of problems, with around 10 problems in each set; solutions are given to only the first set.

This beginner's guide to finite math covers all the fundamentals with a minimum of fuss and has an applied orientation. The prerequisite for most of the book is two years of high school algebra. The text will be especially useful for business majors but should also satisfy the mathematics requirement for a number of liberal arts majors as well

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A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences
This basic text is written in a concise fashion for undergraduates at the freshman/sophomore level. Topics are presented sequentially: a brief review of sets and numbers is followed by an introduction to data sets, i.e., histograms, means and medians, and then an introduction to counting which goes to the Binomial Theorem. This provides the basis for elementary probability theory.

Graph study is defined, with an emphasis on its use in modeling. Matrices and vectors are discussed, along with several elementary commercial applications. An introduction to linear programming is presented.

Ample examples and illustrations are provided throughout. Each section contains two sets of problems, with around 10 problems in each set; solutions are given to only the first set.

This beginner's guide to finite math covers all the fundamentals with a minimum of fuss and has an applied orientation. The prerequisite for most of the book is two years of high school algebra. The text will be especially useful for business majors but should also satisfy the mathematics requirement for a number of liberal arts majors as well

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A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences

A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences

by W.D. Wallis
A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences
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A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences

A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics: For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences

by W.D. Wallis

Overview

This basic text is written in a concise fashion for undergraduates at the freshman/sophomore level. Topics are presented sequentially: a brief review of sets and numbers is followed by an introduction to data sets, i.e., histograms, means and medians, and then an introduction to counting which goes to the Binomial Theorem. This provides the basis for elementary probability theory.

Graph study is defined, with an emphasis on its use in modeling. Matrices and vectors are discussed, along with several elementary commercial applications. An introduction to linear programming is presented.

Ample examples and illustrations are provided throughout. Each section contains two sets of problems, with around 10 problems in each set; solutions are given to only the first set.

This beginner's guide to finite math covers all the fundamentals with a minimum of fuss and has an applied orientation. The prerequisite for most of the book is two years of high school algebra. The text will be especially useful for business majors but should also satisfy the mathematics requirement for a number of liberal arts majors as well

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780817683191
Publisher: Birkh�user
Publication date: 04/23/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 7 MB

Table of Contents

Preface.-Numbers and Sets.-Counting.-Probability.-Graph Theory.- Linear Equations and Matrices.- Linear Programming.-Theory of Games.-Financial Mathematics.-Your Turn Solutions.- Answers to Exercises A.- Index.

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