TY - BOOK AU - Harshbarger,Ronald J. AU - Reynolds,James J. TI - Mathematical applications for the management, life, and social sciences SN - 9780618293582 U1 - 510 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Mathematics N1 - Chapter 0. Algebraic concepts 0.1 Sets 0.2 The real numbers 0.3 Integral exponents etc... Chapter 1. Linear equations and functions 1.1 Solution of linear equation in one valuable 1.2 Functions 1.3 Integral exponents etc... Chapter 2. Special functions 2.1 Quadratic equations 2.2 Quadratic functions: Parabolas 2.3 Business applications of quadratic functions etc... Chapter 3. Matrices 3.1 Matrices 3.2 Multiplication of matrices 3.3 Gauss-Jordan Elimination: Solving systems of equations etc... Chapter 4. Inequalities and linear programming 4.1 Linear inequalities in one variable 4.2 Linear inequalities in two variable 4.3 Linear programming: graphical methods etc... Chapter 5. Exponential and logarithmic functions 5.1 Exponential functions 5.2 Modeling Exponential functions 5.3 Logarithmic functions and their properties etc... Chapter 6. Mathematics of finance 6.1 Simple interest; sequence 6.2 Compound interest; geometric sequences 6.3 Future value of annuities etc... Chapter 7. Introduction to probability Chapter 8. Further topics in probability: data description Chapter 9. Derivatives Chapter 10. Applications of derivatives Chapter 11. Derivatives continued Chapter 12. Indefinite integrals Chapter 13. Definite integrals Chapter 14. Functions of two or more variables Appendix ; Includes indexes ER -