College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences & Social Sciences

This accessible text is designed to help readers help themselves to excel. The content is organized into three parts: (1) A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1â 2), (2) Finite Mathematics (Chapters 3â 9), and (3) Calculus (Chapters 10â 15). The bookâ s overall approach, refined by the authorsâ experience with large sections of college freshmen, addresses the challenges of learning when readersâ prerequisite knowledge varies greatly. Reader-friendly features such as Matched Problems, Explore & Discuss questions, and Conceptual Insights, together with the motivating and ample applications, make this text a popular choice for todayâ s students and instructors.