A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2012)
For Business, Management, and the Social Sciences

This second edition of A Beginner?s Guide to Finite Mathematics takes a distinctly applied approach to finite mathematics at the freshman and sophomore level. Topics are presented sequentially: the book opens with a brief review of sets and numbers, followed by an introduction to data sets, histograms, means and medians. Counting techniques and the Binomial Theorem are covered, which provides the foundation for elementary probability theory; this, in turn, leads to basic statistics. This new edition includes chapters on game theory and financial mathematics. Requiring little mathematical background beyond high school algebra, the text will be especially useful for business and liberal arts majors.

Preface.- Numbers and Sets.- Counting.- Probability.- Graph Theory.- Linear Equations and Matrices.- Linear Programming.- Theory of Games.- Financial Mathematics.- Your Turn Solutions.- Answers to Exercises A.- Index.

Covers the topics of counting, discrete probability, graph theory, linear equations, and linear programming

Includes many commercial applications, including linear programming, the theory of games, and financial mathematics

Especially useful for business and liberal arts majors for study in the classroom or self-study

Ample examples and illustrations are provided throughout

This new edition includes chapters on game theory and financial mathematics

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras