Finite Mathematics for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences, Media Edition

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Edition: 9th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-03-05
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

Coupling the best of traditional coverage with modern tools, market-leading FINITE MATHEMATICS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Ninth Edition, applies math to your world. It delivers just the right balance of applications, pedagogy, and technology to help you succeed in the course. Teaching by application, the text is packed with real-life examples that motivate and enlighten you. Its intuitive approach introduces abstract concepts through examples drawn from common experiences to which you can relate. It also includes insight from professionals about how they integrate math into their day-to-day operations. Numerous exercises ensure you have a solid understanding of text concepts before advancing to the next topic--or exam. An exciting array of supplements--Enhanced WebAssign, Solution Videos, Personal Tutor--equips you with extensive learning support that helps maximize your study efforts and improve your grade. Eliminating the apprehension many students feel when they begin this course, FINITE MATHEMATICS FOR THE MANAGERIAL, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Ninth Edition, uses an accessible presentation of concepts and methods that makes it an excellent resource for majors and non-majors alike.

Table of Contents

Straight Lines and Linear Functions
Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices
Linear Programming: A Geometric Approach
Linear Programming: An Algebraic Approach
Mathematics of Finance
Sets and Counting
Probability
Probability Distributions and Statistics
Markov Chains and the Theory of Games
Introduction to Logic
The System of Real Numbers
Tables
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Index
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