TY - BOOK AU - Rolf,Howard L. TI - Finite mathematics SN - 9780495118497 AV - QA 39.3 .R65 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Belmont, California PB - Thomson Brooks/Cole KW - MATHEMATICS N1 - Includes index; Chapter1. Functions and lines -- Chapter2. Linear systems -- Chapter3. Linear programming -- Chapter4. Linear programming, the simplex method -- Chapter5. Mathematics of finance -- Chapter6. Sets and counting -- Chapter7. Probability -- Chapter8. Statistics -- Chapter9. Game theory -- Chapter10. Logic N2 - This book is designed for students majoring in business, the social sciences, and some areas of the life sciences who wish to develop mathematical and quantitative skills that will be of value in their discipline. Liberal arts students and prospective teachers also can profit from the study of several areas of mathematics that apply to familiar areas of life ER -