Description
Book Synopsis Larry Goldstein has received several distinguished teaching awards, given more than fifty Conference and Colloquium talks & addresses, and written more than fifty books in math and computer programming. He received his PhD at Princeton and his BA and MA at the University of Pennsylvania. He also teaches part time at Drexel University.
David Schneider, who is known widely for his tutorial software, holds a BA degree from Oberlin College and a PhD from MIT. He is currently an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland. He has authored eight widely used math texts, fourteen highly acclaimed computer books, and three widely used mathematical software packages. He has also produced instructional videotapes at both the University of Maryland and the BBC.
Table of Contents
- 1. Linear Equations and Straight Lines
- 2. Matrices
- 3. Linear Programming, A Geometric Approach
- 4. The Simplex Method
- 5. Sets and Counting
- 6. Probability
- 7. Probability and Statistics
- 8. Markov Processes
- 9. The Theory of Games
- 10. The Mathematics of Finance
- 11. Logic
- Appendix A. Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve
- Appendix B. The TI-83/84 Plus Graphing Calculators
- Appendix C. Spreadsheet Fundamentals
- Appendix D. Wolfram Alpha
- Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
- Index
