Mathematical connections : a modeling approach to business calculus / by Bruce Pollack-Johnson & Audrey Frederick Borchardt ; the Villanova Project.

By: Pollack-Johnson, Bruce
Contributor(s): Borchardt, Audrey Frederick | Villanova Project
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c1998Edition: Preliminary edDescription: xix, 553, [41] p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0135763983Subject(s): CalculusDDC classification: 515 LOC classification: QA303 | .P73 1998
Contents:
VOLUME I (Business Calculus):1. Problem Solving Functions, and Models. 2. Rates of Change. 3. Single-Variable Optimization and Analysis. 4. Continuous Probability and Integration. VOLUME II (Finite Mathematics):5. Multivariable Functions and Models. 6 Descriptive Statistics and Least Squares Regression. 7. Matrices. 8. Multivariable Optimization and Analysis. 9. Linear Programming and Constrained Optimization. Appendix 1. Answers to Selected Problems. Appendix 2. Student Generated Projects: Topic Ideas and Guidelines. Appendix 3. Mathematical Background and Proofs.
Summary: Appropriate for undergraduate math courses in single-variable Business Calculus. This text has a problem-driven approach with topics developed using interesting real-world examples, many from actual student projects. It emphasizes conceptual understanding so students can use the techniques and technology as a tool for solving real problems.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

VOLUME I (Business Calculus):1. Problem Solving Functions, and Models. 2. Rates of Change. 3. Single-Variable Optimization and Analysis. 4. Continuous Probability and Integration. VOLUME II (Finite Mathematics):5. Multivariable Functions and Models. 6 Descriptive Statistics and Least Squares Regression. 7. Matrices. 8. Multivariable Optimization and Analysis. 9. Linear Programming and Constrained Optimization. Appendix 1. Answers to Selected Problems. Appendix 2. Student Generated Projects: Topic Ideas and Guidelines. Appendix 3. Mathematical Background and Proofs.

Appropriate for undergraduate math courses in single-variable Business Calculus. This text has a problem-driven approach with topics developed using interesting real-world examples, many from actual student projects. It emphasizes conceptual understanding so students can use the techniques and technology as a tool for solving real problems.

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