did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780495016311

Finite Mathematics + Applied Calculus With 1pass for Finite Math/applied Calculusnow + Vmentor

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780495016311

  • ISBN10:

    0495016314

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-08-24
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
  • View Upgraded Edition

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

List Price: $273.95 Save up to $68.49
  • Buy Used
    $205.46
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    USUALLY SHIPS IN 2-4 BUSINESS DAYS

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

Take calculus into the real world with APPLIED CALCULUS. Authors Waner and Costenoble make applied calculus easy to understand and relevant to your interests. And, this textbook interfaces with your graphing calculator and your home spreadsheet program. Plus it comes with AppliedCalculusNOW. After a simple pre-test, the AppliedCalculusNOW online learning system customizes all the exercises and class information around your individual needs. This edition also comes with Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING, which gives you access to one-on-one, online tutoring help with an expert in the subject. And it gives you a virtual study group, too¿interact with the tutor and other students using two-way audio, an interactive whiteboard for discussing the problem, and instant messaging.

Table of Contents

Algebra Review
Real Numbers
Exponents and Radicals
Multiplying and Factoring Algebraic Equations
Rational Expressions
Solving Polynomial Equations
Solving Miscellaneous Equations
Functions and Linear Models
Functions from the Numerical and Algebraic Viewpoints
Functions from the Graphical Viewpoint
Linear Functions
Linear Models
Linear Regression
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Modeling Spending on Internet Advertising
Technology Guides
Optional Internet Topic: New Functions from Old: Scaled and Shifted Functions
Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices
Systems of Two Equations in Two Unknowns
Using Matrices to Solve Systems of Equations
Applications of Systems of Linear Equations
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: The Impact of Regulating Sulfur Emissions
Technology Guides
Matrix Algebra and Applications
Matrix Addition and Scalar Multiplication
Matrix Multiplication
Matrix Inversion
Matrices in Practice: Game Theory
Matrices in Practice: Input-Output Models
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: The Japanese Economy
Technology Guides
Linear Programming
Graphing Linear Inequalities
Solving Linear Programming Problems Graphically
The Simplex Method: Solving Standard Maximization Problems
The Simplex Method: Solving General Linear Programming Problems
The Simplex Method and Duality (Optional)
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Airline Scheduling
Technology Guides
The Mathematics of Finance
Simple Interest
Compound Interest
Annuities, Loans, and Bonds
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Saving for College
Technology Guides
Sets and Counting
Sets and Set Operations
Cardinality
The Addition and Multiplication Principles
Permutations and Combinations
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Designing a Puzzle
Technology Guides
Probability
Sample Spaces and Events
Estimated Probability
Theoretical Probability and Probability Distributions
Probability and Counting Techniques (optional)
Conditional Probability and Independence
Bayes' Theorem and Applications
Probability in Practice: Markov Systems
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: The Monty Hall Problem
Technology Guides
Random Variables and Statistics
Random Variables and Distributions
Bernoulli Trials and Binomial Random Variables
Measures of Central Tendency
Measures of Dispersion
Normal Distributions
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Spotting Tax Fraud with Benford's Law
Technology Guides
Optional Internet Topics: Sampling Distributions and the Central Limit Theorem
Confidence Intervals
Hypothesis Testing
Nonlinear Models
Quadratic Functions and Models
Exponential Functions and Models
Logarithmic Functions and Models
Logistic Functions and Models
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Checking up on Malthus
Technology Guides
Optional Internet Topics: Inverse Functions
Using and Deriving Algebraic Properties of Logarithms
Introduction to the Derivative
Limits: Numerical and Graphical Approaches
Limits and Continuity
Limits: Algebraic Approach
Average Rate of Change
Derivatives: Numerical and Graphical Viewpoints
Derivatives: Algebraic Viewpoint
Derivatives of Powers, Sums, and Constant Multiples
A First Application: Marginal Analysis
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Reducing Sulfur Emissions
Technology Guides
Optional Internet Topics: Sketching the Graph of the Derivative
Proof of the Power Rule
Continuity and Differentiability
Techniques of Differentiation
The Product and Quotient Rules
The Chain Rule
Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
Implicit Differentiation
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Case Study: Projecting Market Growth
Technology Guides
Optional Internet Topic: Linear Approximation and Error Estimation
Applications of the Derivative
Maxima and Minima
Applications of Maxima and Minima
The Second Derivative and Analyzing Graphs
R
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program