Mathematics With Applications: In the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences [Hardcover]

Margaret L. Lial (Author), Thomas W. Hungerford (Author), Charles D. Miller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0673469433 | ISBN-13: 978-0673990457 | Publication Date: March 1995 | Edition: 6 Sub

This best selling applied math text has been rewritten to integrate graphing technology. Best known for realistic and varied applications, an abundance of helpful pedagogy, and solid algebra review, this new version of the text gives students increased opportunity for visualization and discovery by carefully incorporating graphing technology. Because students are required to use a graphing utility when studying with this text, the all important connection between graphical and algebraic information is emphasized.

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About the Author

Marge Lial has always been 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.

 

Thomas W. Hungerford received his bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.  He taught for many years at the

University of Washington (Seattle) before moving to Cleveland State University in 1980.  He has been at Saint Louis University since 2003.  He has written a number of research articles in algebra and several in mathematics education.  Dr. Hungerford is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen mathematics textbooks, ranging from high school to graduate level, several of which are published by Addison-Wesley.  He is active in promoting the effective use of technology in mathematics instruction.  Dr. Hungerford has also been a referee and reviewer for various mathematical journals and has served on National Science Foundation panels for selecting grant recipients.

 

John P. Holcomb, Jr.  received his bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure University and his Ph.D. from the University at Albany, State University of New York.  He taught for five years at Youngstown State University prior to arriving at Cleveland State University in Fall 2000.  He is an associate professor and frequently collaborates with researchers in a variety of disciplines where he provides statistical analysis.  Dr. Holcomb has also authored several papers in statistical education and is very active in the American Statistical Association and the Mathematical Association of America.  He was named a Carnegie Scholar in 2000 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and in 2003 received the Waller Award from the American Statistical Association for outstanding teaching of introductory statistics. 

                                                                      

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins College Div; 6 Sub edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0673469433
• ISBN-13: 978-0673990457
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,620,947 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars business math, July 21, 2010

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This review is from: Mathematics with Applications (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is alright. It is outdated though, the book still uses examples from the 90's. Like Profit functions dealing with the sales of VCR's!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another bad math book from Lial, April 4, 2009

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J. Davis (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathematics with Applications (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

I've had the unfortunate fate of being trapped in two courses with Margaret Lial textbooks, first college algebra and now basic calculus. Every section we've used (Chapters 11, 12, 13) comes with a short explanation usually peppered with abstract theory. The example problems presented in the lead-in to the homework provide very little clues toward solving homework problems because many steps are taken for granted and other problem types are entirely left out. When using the back of the book to check answers, it is just as incomprehensible. Lial will take inconsistent and unconventional algebraic steps towards providing an answer. The answers are still equivalent; however it will usually take the guidance of an instructor and/or tutor to show their equivalence, because many times it is not intuitive. I really can't think of any good aspects of this book, other than for a professor to use to produce a high dropout rate in their class.

5.0 out of 5 stars Overall a Clear and Well-Written Math Textbook, July 15, 2011

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Vincent H. Lui "ambitious idealist" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mathematics with Applications (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

This is one of the better math textbooks that I have been assigned. It maximizes the benefits of its pedagogical approach: starting with specific examples, and then outlining--step by step--how the concepts look in general mathematical form. That is, the book builds up to the "abc, xy" forms of algebraic rules in ways that are easy to follow. It effectively demonstrates connections to practical uses with its applications examples, detailing models such as marginal cost, a key idea in microeconomics. The case studies at the end of each chapter are interesting. Mid-chapter practice problems are useful for helping to grasp concepts, if needed.

Some of the examples become repetitive; "plug and chug," as it is said. By the third example of how to use a formula it might be easy to think to oneself, "Let's move on." This book does not present much in proofs, but remember: this is an applications-focused text. I imagine it might be considered a bit simple by engineering or math majors, but this book is doing the job in helping me prepare for my public policy classes, as promised by its subtitle: "In the Management, Natural, and Social Sciences."