Description
Book SynopsisLooking for a textbook to help you motivate your students? Sullivan/Mizrahi''s
Mathematics: An Applied Approach 8/e continues its rich tradition of engaging students and demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study. The text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. The new Eighth Edition also features a new full color design and improved goal-oriented pedagogy to further help student understanding.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Linear Equations.
Chapter 2. Systems of Linear Equations; Matrices.
Chapter 3. Linear Programming: Geometric Approach.
Chapter 4. Linear Programming: Simplex Method.
Chapter 5. Finance.
Chapter 6. Sets; Counting Techniques.
Chapter 7. Probability.
Chapter 8. Additional Probability Topics.
Chapter 9. Statistics.
Chapter 10. Functions and Their Graphs.
Chapter 11. Classes of Functions.
Chapter 12.The Limit of a Function.
Chapter 13. The Derivative of a Function.
Chapter 14. Applications: Graphing Functions; Optimization.
Chapter 15. The Integral of a Function and Applications.
Chapter 16. Other Applications and Extensions of the Integral.
Chapter 17. Calculus of Functions of Two or More Variables.
Appendix A: Review.
Appendix B: Using LINDO to Solve Linear Programming Problems.
Appendix C: Graphing Utilities.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems.
Photo Credits.
Index.
