Finite Mathematics: AND Applied Calculus - Hardcover

Waner, Stefan; Costenoble, Steven

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534366309 ISBN 13: 9780534366308

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Designed to appeal to today's modern student of applied calculus, this text blends elements of reform with a strong emphasis on applications, and uses technology to promote understanding of the concepts and relevance of the material. It includes an abundance of examples and exercises, a large number of which are based on referenced data from business, economics, life, and social sciences. An extensive Web site unifies the applications, and use of technology (graphing calculators and spreadsheets) are integrated throughout the text. Relevant and useful pedagogical tools aim to help students grasp the concepts, and the book's text-specific Web site contains interactive tutorials and a number of useful online activities.

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Review

"I have been using Waner/Costenoble for several years now and have enjoyed their use of humor and useful application exercises Their integration of real world problems helps answer students' questions of 'When am I ever going to use this?' Rare is such a question when using this book." "The addition of Excel is a great tool for those using computers in their courses."

About the Author

Stefan Waner and Steven R. Costenoble both received their Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, having studied several years apart with the same advisor, J. Peter May. Their paths merged when Steven joined Stefan at Hofstra University in 1987; since then they have coauthored 18 research papers as well as a research-level monograph in algebraic topology. By the early 1990s they had become dissatisfied with many of the Finite Mathematics and Applied Calculus textbooks. They wanted textbooks that were more readable and relevant to students' interests, containing examples and exercises that were interesting, and reflected the interactive approaches and techniques they found worked well with their own students. It therefore seemed natural to extend their research collaboration to a joint textbook writing project that expressed these ideals. To this day, they continue to work together on their textbook projects, their research in algebraic topology, and their teaching.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0534366309
• ISBN 13: 9780534366308
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1040