College Mathematics With Business Applications

by John E. Freund

From the "Here, the increasing emphasis on quantitative methods has created a demand for textbooks which not only preset the reader with a general understanding and appreciation of the role played by mathematics in management science, but which also give him an adequate foundation to pursue more advance work in statistics, operations research, inventory theory, electronic data processing, mathematical programming, econometrics, production management, and the like. [...]So far as prerequisites are concerned, the only prerequisite assumed for this book is some high school algebra, namely, some familiarity (and, hopefully, a lack of fear) of dealing with letters and symbols instead of numbers." Chapter Mathematical Models Numbers and Numerals (including decimal notation, binary notation, and hexadecimal notation). Functions and Equations Linear and Quadratic Functions Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Periodic Functions Systems of Linear Equations and inequalities Linear Programming Matrix Algebra The Simplex Method Sequences and Limits Differential Calculus Differential Applications Integral Calculus Possibilities and Probabilities Probability Expectations, Decisions, and Games Simulation Special applications are also non-linear depreciation, and analytical geometry (mid-points, perpendicular lines, etc.).

625 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1976