"For freshman/sophomore, 1- or 2-semester/2--3 quarter courses covering finite mathematics for students in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences departments. This accessible text is designed to help students help themselves excel in the course. The content is organized into two parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1--2) and (2) Finite Mathematics (Chapters 3--11). The book's overall approach, refined by ..."
"This accessible text is designed to help readers help themselves to excel. The content is organized into three parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1–2), (2) Finite Mathematics (Chapters 3–9), and (3) Calculus (Chapters 10–15). The book’s overall approach, refined by the authors’ experience with large sections of college freshmen, addresses the challenges of learning when readers’ prerequisite knowledge varies greatly. ..."