Mathematics : its power and utility /
Karl J. Smith
- Second Edition
- California : Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, c1986
- xiv, 485 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Foundations: the power of mathematics -- Part II. Applications: the utility of mathematics.
This book was written to give to the student who has previously not been successful with mathematics a fresh and innovative approach to arithmetic, beginning algebra, and geometry in order to satisfy basic competencies in mathematics in today's world.