Mathematics: An Applied Approach - Couverture souple

Sullivan, Michael; Mizrahi, Abshalom; Miranda, Kathleen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471333794 ISBN 13 : 9780471333791

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Continuing its rich tradition of engaging students and demonstrating how mathematics applies to various fields of study, the new edition of this text is packed with real data and real-life applications to business, economics, social and life sciences. Users continually praise Sullivan and Mizrahi for their attention to conceptual development, well-graded and applied examples and exercise sets that include CPA, CMA, and Actuarial exam questions. The new Eighth Edition also features a new full color design and improved goal-oriented pedagogy to facilitate understanding, including:

• More opportunities for the use of graphing calculator, including screen shots and instructions.
• Icons clearly identify each opportunity for the use of spreadsheets or graphing calculator.
• Work problems appear throughout the text, giving the student the chance to immediately reinforce the concept or skill they have just learned.
• Chapter Reviews contain a variety of features to help synthesize the ideas of the chapter, including: Objectives Check, Important Terms and Concepts, True-False Items,Fill in the Blanks, Review Exercises, Mathematical Questions from Professional Exams (CPA).

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Michael Sullivan is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Chicago State University where he taught for 35 years before retiring a few years ago. Dr. Sullivan is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, and the American Mathematical Association of Two year Colleges. he is President of the Text and Academic Authors Association and Represents that organization on the Authors Coalition of America. Mike has been writing textbooks in mathematics for over 30 years. He currently has 13 books in print: 3 texts with John Wiley & Sons and 10 with Prentice-Hall. Six of these titles are co-authored with his son, Michael Sullivan III. Mike has four children: Kathleen, who teaches college mathematics; Michael, who teaches college mathematics, Dan, who is a Prentice-Hall sales representative , and Colleen, who teaches middle school mathematics. Nine grandchildren round out the family.

Abshalom Mizrahi, deceased, was in the math department of Indiana University Northwest for 12 years and helped pioneer courses at the university. A native of Israel, Mizrahi graduated from Southern Illinois University. His specialty was the study of probability.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471333794
• ISBN 13: 9780471333791
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 936
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible