For freshman or sophomore, 1-semester or 1-2 quarter Finite Mathematics courses for students in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences.
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An applied presentation that makes the math meaningful
Finite Mathematics, 12th Edition prepares you for success in your future career with timely applications incorporated throughout. Known for using real data in their examples and exercises, the authors make mathematics relevant and accessible throughout the narrative, examples, exercise sets, and supplementary resources. You'll have ample opportunity to relate what you're learning to career situations through the Apply It question at the beginning of sections, the applied examples and exercises, and the Extended Application at the end of each chapter. The 12th Edition introduces coauthor Geoffrey Krader, whose enhancements to the MyLab(R) Math course make it an even more valuable learning resource.
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About the Author: Marge Lial (late) was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge's intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received bachelor's and master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, her travel experiences often found their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. Her interest in archeology led to trips to various digs and ruin sites, producing some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.
Raymond N. Greenwell earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from the University of San Diego, and an M.S. in Statistics, an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Michigan State University, where he earned the graduate student teaching award in 1979. After teaching at Albion College in Michigan for four years, he moved to Hofstra University in 1983, where he currently is Professor of Mathematics.
Raymond has published articles on fluid mechanics, mathematical biology, genetic algorithms, combinatorics, statistics, and undergraduate mathematics education. He is a member of MAA, AMS, SIAM, NCTM, and AMATYC. He has served as governor of the Metropolitan New York Section of the MAA, as well as webmaster and liaison coordinator, and he received a distinguished service award from the Section in 2003. He is an outdoor enthusiast and leads trips in the Sierra Club's Inner City Outings program.
Nathan P. Ritchey earned a B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Music from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania. He earned a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University. He is former chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University and is currently serving as the dean of the College of Science and Health Professions at Edinboro University. He has published articles in economics, honors education, medicine, mathematics, operations research, and student recruitment. Nate is a Consultant/Evaluator for the North Central Association's Higher Learning Commission and regularly participates in program evaluations.
In recognition of his numerous activities, Nate has received the Distinguished Professor Award for University Service, the Youngstown Vindicator's People Who Make a Difference Award, the Watson Merit Award for Department Chairs, the Spirit in Education Award from the SunTex corporation, and the Provost's Merit Award for significant contributions to the Honors Program.
Geoffrey H. Krader received a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Michigan and a M.A in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After college, Geoff began a career in private industry, where he directed large, global software development teams at Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. He retired after 25 years to begin a second career in teaching, something he had enjoyed since graduate school where he was a teaching assistant. For 15 years, Geoff was a full-time faculty member in the mathematics department at Morton College, just outside of Chicago. At Morton, he led a redesign of the developmental mathematics curriculum that improved student outcomes, and he used his business experience to bring real-life examples into the courses he taught. Geoff is also an avid traveler and photographer. He has visited all 50 U.S. states and almost 30 foreign countries on four continents.
