Finite Mathematics & Calculus with Applications (6th Edition) [Hardcover]

Margaret L. Lial (Author), Raymond N. Greenwell (Author), Nathan P. Ritchey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 18, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0201773228 | ISBN-13: 978-0201773224 | Edition: 6

Finite Mathematics and Calculus With Applications was written for the two-semester finite math and applied calculus course for students majoring in a variety of fields-business, economics, social science, and biological and physical science. Widely known for incorporating interesting, relevant, and realistic applications, this new edition now offers many more real applications citing current data sources. The new edition now offers more opportunities for use of technology, allowing for increased visualization and a better understanding of difficult concepts. A dedicated Web site rounds out the teaching and learning package, offering extended applications from the book, skill mastery quizzes, and graphing calculator programs tied to the text.

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About the Author

Marge Lial was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge's intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, is now affiliated with American River College.

 

Marge is an avid reader and traveler. Her travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She is particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites have produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.

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Raymond N. Greenwell earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from the University of San Diego, and an M.S. in Statistics, an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan State University, where he earned the graduate student teaching award in 1979. After teaching at Albion College in Michigan for four years, he moved to Hofstra University in1983, where he currently is Professor of Mathematics.

 

Raymond has published articles on fluid mechanics, mathematical biology, genetic algorithms, combinatorics, statistics, and undergraduate mathematics education. He is a member of MAA, AMS, SIAM, NCTM, and AMATYC. He is currently (2002-2005) governor of the Metropolitan New York Section of the MAA, as well as webmaster and liaison coordinator, and he received a distinguished service award from the Section in 2003. He is an outdoor enthusiast and leads trips in the Sierra Club’s Inner City Outings program.

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Nathan P. Ritchey earned a B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He earned a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is currently a Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University. He has published articles in economics, honors education, medicine, mathematics, operations research, and student recruitment. Nate is a Consultant/Evaluator for the North Central Association's Higher Learning Commission and regularly participates in program evaluations.

In recognition of his numerous activities, Nate has received the Distinguished Professor Award for University Service, the Youngstown Vindicator's "People Who Make a Difference Award," the Watson Merit Award for Department Chairs, the Spirit in Education Award from the SunTex corporation, and the Provost's Merit Award for significant contributions to the Honors Program.

A father of four children, Nate enthusiastically coaches soccer and softball. He also loves music, playing several instruments, and is a tenor in the Shenango Valley Chorale. More information about Nate Ritchey can be found at: http://www.as.ysu.edu/~nate/

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1152 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 6 edition (July 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201773228
• ISBN-13: 978-0201773224
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,948,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, April 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Finite Mathematics and Calculus With Applications (Hardcover)

This is a useful book for anyone involved in mathematics. This book has many practice problems as well as solutions. It also contains many problems that pertain to everyday life at home or office. This book is a must for any high school student wanting to get a head start on the college mathematics. This book reads very well, and contains excellent drawings to enhance the comprehension of the topics discussed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A well written text, September 7, 2008

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R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finite Mathematics and Calculus With Applications (Hardcover)

I like the many graphs, examples and diagrams.
The only thing I really object to is that it appears to be a course work text and expecting anyone (first time) to take in this amount of
information in a short time like a semester course would be troubling.
There are parts here that are full year courses or longer.
My estimate is that the book could be used for four semester courses
in a fair manner. The object of education has to be to educate the student, not kill him with homework... breaking good students should be frowned upon!
The text is also a very good reference book, but lacks what I would call
"full exposure" to axiomatic proofs.

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine textbook, February 6, 2012

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Stefan Schreffler "AbuZakan" (philly) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Finite Mathematics and Calculus with Applications (8th Edition) (Hardcover)

I could only bear to give this textbook four stars due to how much I hate what is inside of it. My hatred of math aside, the book was shipped to me right away and it is in fantastic shape.