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This text is an unbound, binder-ready edition. Sullivan's Finite Mathematics: An Applied Approach, Binder Ready Version 11th Edition continues its rich tradition of demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study through its engaging writing style and relevant applications. The purpose of the text is to provide a survey of mathematical analysis techniques used in the working world while also giving students practice in analytical thinking and the application of knowledge to their chosen fields of study. This edition is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, and social and life sciences--thereby giving your students the confidence they need succeed in the classroom and beyond. WileyPLUS sold separately from text.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Linear Equations 1 1.1 Lines 2 1.2 Pairs of Lines 22 1.3 Applications in Business and Economics 30 1.4 Scatter Diagrams; Linear Curve Fitting 35 Chapter Review 42 Chapter Project 45 Chapter 2 Systems of Linear Equations 49 2.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution; Elimination 50 2.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Gaussian Elimination 69 2.3 Systems of m Linear Equations Containing n Variables 88 Chapter Review 98 Chapter Project 101 Chapter 3 Matrices 103 3.1 Matrix Algebra 104 3.2 Multiplication of Matrices 121 3.3 The Inverse of a Matrix 135 3.4 Applications in Economics (the Leontief Model), Accounting, and Statistics (the Method of Least Squares) 152 Chapter Review 170 Chapter Project 172 Chapter 4 Linear Programming with Two Variables 175 4.1 Systems of Linear Inequalities 176 4.2 A Geometric Approach to Linear Programming Problems with Two Variables 191 4.3 Models Utilizing Linear Programming with Two Variables 199 Chapter Review 209 Chapter Project 213 Chapter 5 Linear Programming: Simplex Method 217 5.1 The Simplex Tableau; Pivoting 218 5.2 The Simplex Method: Solving Maximum Problems in Standard Form 236 5.3 Solving Minimum Problems Using the Duality Principle 257 5.4 The Simplex Method for Problems Not in Standard Form 269 Chapter Review 284 Chapter Project 289 Chapter 6 Finance 293 6.1 Interest 294 6.2 Compound Interest 301 6.3 Annuities; Sinking Funds 316 6.4 Present Value of an Annuity; Amortization 329 6.5 Annuities and Amortization Using Recursive Sequences 345 Chapter Review 349 Chapter Project 352 Chapter 7 Probability 355 7.1 Sets 356 7.2 The Number of Elements in a Set 365 7.3 The Multiplication Principle 373 7.4 Sample Spaces and the Assignment of Probabilities 378 7.5 Properties of the Probability of an Event 391 7.6 Expected Value 403 Chapter Review 412 Chapter Project 417 Chapter 8 Additional Probability Topics 421 8.1 Conditional Probability 422 8.2 Independent Events 433 8.3 Bayes’ Theorem 445 8.4 Permutations 457 8.5 Combinations 465 8.6 The Binomial Probability Model 480 Chapter Review 496 Chapter Project 501 Chapter 9 Statistics 505 9.1 Introduction to Statistics: Data and Sampling 506 9.2 Representing Qualitative Data Graphically: Bar Graphs; Pie Charts 509 9.3 Organizing and Displaying Quantitative Data 517 9.4 Measures of Central Tendency 532 9.5 Measures of Dispersion 541 9.6 The Normal Distribution 553 Chapter Review 565 Chapter Project 572 Chapter 10 Markov Chains; Games 575 10.1 Markov Chains and Transition Matrices 576 10.2 Regular Markov Chains 587 10.3 Absorbing Markov Chains 600 10.4 Two-Person Games 611 10.5 Mixed Strategies 615 10.6 Optimal Strategy in Two-Person Zero-Sum Games with 2 x 2 Matrices 620 Chapter Review 627 Chapter Project 631 Chapter 11 Logic 633 11.1 Propositions 634 11.2 Truth Tables 639 11.3 Implications; The Biconditional Connective; Tautologies 648 11.4 Arguments 655 11.5 Logic Circuits 661 Chapter Review 665 Chapter Project 668 Appendix A Review A-1 A.1 Real Numbers A-1 A.2 Algebra Essentials A-16 A.3 Exponents and Logarithms A-28 A.4 Recursively Defined Sequences: Geometric Sequences A-34 A.5 The Binomial Theorem A-42 Appendix B Using Lindo to Solve Linear Programming Problems B-1 Appendix C Graphing Utilities C-1 C.1 The Viewing Rectangle C–1 C.2 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Equations C–3 C.3 Square Screens C–6 C.4 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Inequalities C–7 Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems AN-1 Photo Credits PC-1 Subject Index I-1


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470876398
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
  • Depth: 32
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 864
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 1520 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0470876395
  • Publisher Date: 07 Dec 2010
  • Binding: Loose-leaf
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: An Applied Approach
  • Width: 203 mm


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