Finite Mathematics
Practical Applications
Published on 10. September 1998
Book
Hardback
672 pages
978-0-534-94782-8 (ISBN)
Description
This text should provide students with an appreciation for and an understanding of finite mathematics and its real-world applications. With in-text calculator instructions, a just-in-time algebra review, and relevant applications, the volume should make the subject matter accessible and understandable. The authors provide students with support for using graphing calculators so they don't get bogged down in computations. Applied problems, historical notes, and photos add interest to what is sometimes seen as a dry course.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-94782-8 (9780534947828)
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Content
1. LOGIC. Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning. Symbolic Logic. Truth Tables. More Conditionals. Analyzing Arguments. 2. SETS AND COUNTING. Sets and Set Operations. Applications of Venn Diagrams. Introduction to Combinatorics. Permutations and Combinations. Infinite Sets. 3. PROBABILITY. History of Probability. Basic Terms of Probability. Basic Rules of Probability. Combinatorics and Probability. Expected Value. Conditional Probability. Independence; Trees in Genetics. 4. STATISTICS. Population, Sample, and Data. Measures of Central Tendency. Measures of Dispersion. The Normal Distribution. Polls and Margin of Error. Linear Regression. 5. FINANCE. Simple Interest. Compound Interest. Annuities. Amortized Loans. Annual Percentage Rate on a Graphing Calculator. Payout Annuities. 6. GEOMETRY. Perimeter and Area. Volume and Surface Area. Egyptian Geometry. The Greeks. Right Triangle Trigonometry. Conic Sections and Analytic Geometry. Non-Euclidean Geometry. 7. MATRICES AND MARKOV CHAINS. Reviewing of Matrices. Markov Chains. Systems of Linear Equations. Long-Range Predictions with Markov. 8. LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Review of Linear Inequalities. The Geometry of Linear Programming. Introduction to the Simplex Method. The Simplex Method: Complete Problems. 9. EXPONENTIALS AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS. Review of Exponentials and Logarithms. Review of Properties of Logarithms. Exponential Growth. Exponential Decay. Logarithmic Scales. 10. CALCULUS. Review of Ratios, Parabolas, and Functions. The Antecedents of Calculus. Four Problems. Newton and Tangent Lines. Newton on Falling Objects and the Derivative. The Trajectory of a Cannonball. Newton and Areas. Conclusion. 11. APPENDIXES. Appendix l: Using a Scientific Calculator A-1. Appendix ll: Using a Graphing Calculator. Appendix lll: Graphing with a Graphing Calculator. Appendix IV: Finding Points of Intersection with a Graphing Calculator. Appendix V: Dimensional Analysis. Appendix Vl: Body Table for the Standard Normal Distribution. Appendix Vll: Answers to Selected Exercises.