{"product_id":"finite-mathematics-9780470876398","title":"Finite Mathematics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Linear Equations 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Lines 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Pairs of Lines 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Applications in Business and Economics 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Scatter Diagrams; Linear Curve Fitting 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Systems of Linear Equations 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution; Elimination 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Gaussian Elimination 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Systems of\u003ci\u003e m\u003c\/i\u003e Linear Equations Containing\u003ci\u003e n\u003c\/i\u003e Variables 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Matrices 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Matrix Algebra 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Multiplication of Matrices 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Inverse of a Matrix 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Applications in Economics (the Leontief Model), Accounting, and Statistics (the Method of Least Squares) 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Linear Programming with Two Variables 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Systems of Linear Inequalities 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 A Geometric Approach to Linear Programming Problems with Two Variables 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Models Utilizing Linear Programming with Two Variables 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Linear Programming: Simplex Method 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Simplex Tableau; Pivoting 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Simplex Method: Solving Maximum Problems in Standard Form 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Solving Minimum Problems Using the Duality Principle 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Simplex Method for Problems Not in Standard Form 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Finance 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Interest 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Compound Interest 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Annuities; Sinking Funds 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Present Value of an Annuity; Amortization 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Annuities and Amortization Using Recursive Sequences 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Probability 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Sets 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Number of Elements in a Set 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Multiplication Principle 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Sample Spaces and the Assignment of Probabilities 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Properties of the Probability of an Event 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Expected Value 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Additional Probability Topics 421\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Conditional Probability 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Independent Events 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Bayes’ Theorem 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Permutations 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Combinations 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The Binomial Probability Model 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Statistics 505\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction to Statistics: Data and Sampling 506\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Representing Qualitative Data Graphically: Bar Graphs; Pie Charts 509\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Organizing and Displaying Quantitative Data 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Measures of Central Tendency 532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Measures of Dispersion 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 The Normal Distribution 553\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 565\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Markov Chains; Games 575\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Markov Chains and Transition Matrices 576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Regular Markov Chains 587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Absorbing Markov Chains 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Two-Person Games 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Mixed Strategies 615\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Optimal Strategy in Two-Person Zero-Sum Games with 2 x 2 Matrices 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 631\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Logic 633\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Propositions 634\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Truth Tables 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Implications; The Biconditional Connective; Tautologies 648\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Arguments 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Logic Circuits 661\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 665\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Project 668\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix A Review A-1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.1 Real Numbers A-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.2 Algebra Essentials A-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.3 Exponents and Logarithms A-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.4 Recursively Defined Sequences: Geometric Sequences A-34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA.5 The Binomial Theorem A-42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix B Using Lindo to Solve Linear Programming Problems B-1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix C Graphing Utilities C-1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.1 The Viewing Rectangle C–1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.2 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Equations C–3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.3 Square Screens C–6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC.4 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Inequalities C–7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Odd-Numbered Problems AN-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhoto Credits PC-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index I-1\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525395816791,"sku":"9780470876398","price":128.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470876398.jpg?v=1731860350","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/finite-mathematics-9780470876398","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}