A Mathematics Companion for Science and Engineering Students - Softcover

Breitenbach, Jerome R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195327756 ISBN 13: 9780195327755

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Never let rusty mathematics skills hinder success in your engineering or science courses! Here are just some of the questions answered in this book: How can: BLa logarithm be converted from one base to another? (Chapter 7) BLsimultaneous linear equations be solved by hand painlessly? (Chapter 9) BLsome infinities be bigger than others? (Epilogue) Designed for undergraduate students, A Mathematics Companion for Science and Engineering Students provides a valuable reference for a wide variety of topics in precalculus mathematics. The presentation is brief and to-the-point, but also precise, accurate, and complete. Learn how to read mathematical discourse, write mathematics appropriately, and think in a way that is conducive to solving mathematical problems. Topics covered include: logic, sets, numbers, sequences, functions, powers and roots, exponentials and logarithms, possibility and probability, matrices, Euclidean geometry, analytic geometry, and the application of mathematics to experimental data. The epilogue introduces advanced topics from calculus and beyond. A large appendix offers 360 problems with fully detailed solutions so students can assess their basic mathematical knowledge and practice their skills.

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About the Author

Jerome R. Breitenbach is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His research interests include telecommunications, signal processing, and the foundations of mathematics. He has been honored with several awards including, from his students at Cal Poly, "The Instructor from Whom I Learned the Most". His essay http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/~jbreiten/htbas.html "How to be a Student" is available on the Internet and has received numerous appreciative responses from all over the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195327756
• ISBN 13: 9780195327755
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496