The Student Solutions Manual contains worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered problems in the text.
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New edition of a text that features current applications of finite mathematics and calculus with a flexible approach to incorporating the graphing calculator, Microsoft Excel, and the internet. Written by Waner and Costenoble of Hofstra U. for students majoring in business, the social sciences, or the liberal arts, it includes an abundance of examples and exercises based on real, referenced data from these fields. The 16 chapters discuss central concepts numerically, graphically, and algebraically, and emphasize verbal communication of mathematical concepts through translation of English sentences into mathematical statements. New to this edition is interactivity with a web site. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
About the Author, Stefan Waner
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 15 research papers 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.
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 15 research papers 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.
