Finite Mathematics

by Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey

Widely known for incorporating interesting, relevant, and realistic applications, this text offers many real applications citing current data sources. There are a wide variety of opportunities for use of technology, allowing for increased visualization and a better understanding of difficult concepts. MyMathLab, a complete online course, will be available with this text. For the first time, a comprehensive series of lectures on video will be available.

Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction

672 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Marge Lial (late) was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Her desire to educate both her students and herself inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was most recently affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, Marge’s travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She was particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites produced 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.

Reviews

[Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book got me an A in the class. It was seriously better than the teacher.

[Dave · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible textbook that does a dismal job in explaining problems in a clear or concise manner.

[Ashley]

Made me want to cry... not in a good way.