A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

by Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

In a Liberal Arts Math course, a common question students ask is, “Why do I have to know this?”  A Survey of Mathematics with Applications continues to be a best-seller because it shows students how we use mathematics in our daily lives and why this is important. The Ninth Edition further emphasizes this with the addition of new “Why This Is Important” sections throughout the text. Real-life and up-to-date examples motivate the topics throughout, and a wide range of exercises help students to develop their problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

 

Angel, Abbott, and Runde present the material in a way that is clear and accessible to non-math majors. The text includes a wide variety of math topics, with contents that are flexible for use in any one- or two-semester Liberal Arts Math course.

 

Genres: Textbooks, Mathematics, Science, School, Nonfiction

992 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 1985

Reviews

[Nex Juice · Rating 1 out of 5]

This course was fine, but I can't really bring myself to give a math textbook a higher rating than 1 star. I only took this course and read this book because it is required for my to obtain my Psychology degree so I can become a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. Much of the math in this book was impractical and unnecessary for the average person.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this book for my Discrete Mathematics class. I will keep this book around. Students are always saying that will never use math after high school. This book has many problems which students could use in real-life situations.

[Whitney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently a textbook this Fall 2008

[Jen · Rating 1 out of 5]

GAH!

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a math book so it is not exactly exciting reading. There are some interesting facts, but not enough to overcome the fact that this is a math book.

[Tamer Alshazly · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the few best books in math, which solved the golden equation - to do math and still be fun.

[Imran Shahzada · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Paul Donovan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back to basics to solidify my knowledge in applied Math