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Mathematical Applications: For the Management, Life, and Social Sciences

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The attempted reach of this book is so great; nearly every goal appears to slip through their fingers. The first section of the book (577 pages) is roughly equivalent to a book in finite mathematics and the second (approximately 400 pages) to a book in business calculus. With such a broad mathematical swath being applied, the effectiveness is limited. The college where I teach mathematics and computer science recently added a course in basic mathematical modeling, so I examined this book as a possible text. I cannot envision any circumstances where this book will satisfy our needs for the reasons listed above. While the coverage is wide and to some depth, there is so much that only a fraction of the material could be covered in a semester.
The chapter headings are:

*) Algebraic concepts
*) Linear equations and functions
*) Quadratic and other special functions
*) Matrices
*) Inequalities and linear programming
*) Exponential and logarithmic functions
*) Mathematics of finance
*) Introduction to probability
*) Further topics in probability; data description
*) Derivatives
*) Applications of derivatives
*) Derivatives continued
*) Indefinite integrals
*) Definite integrals; techniques of integration
*) Functions of two or more variables

To go from the basics of algebra all the way to partial differential equations in one book is quite a feat, certainly something that cannot be done in a single semester. Therefore, this is a book that would only be suitable for a two-semester course sequence. The only such sequence that I can see where this book would be appropriate is one covering "Mathematics for business." The chapter on the mathematics of finance and the majority of the application examples being from business and economics would almost force this to be the only possible area of application.

Covers a wide range of math applications in different industry and situations you may become part of in your career. The examples used were helpful in elaborating further on the equation and topic. Excellent quantitative book - a must have in your library beyond college life.

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