Setek, William M.

Fundamentals of mathematics / William M. Setek - Fifth Edition - New York : Macmillan Publishing Company, c1989 - xix, 739 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

chapter 1. sets -- chapter 2. logic -- chapter 3. probability -- chapter 4. statistics -- chapter 5. an introduction to the metric system -- chapter 6. mathematical systems -- chapter 7. systems of numeration -- chapter 8. sets of numbers and their structure -- chapter 9. an introduction to algebra -- chapter 10. an introduction to geometry -- chapter 11. consumer mathematics -- chapter 12. an introduction to computers.

The only prerequisite for this text is a working knowledge of arithmetic. The approach is intuitive. The text contains an abundance of completely worked-out examples with systematic step-by-step solutions; there are no gaps or 'magic' solutions.

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MATHEMATICS -- 1961

QA 39.2 .S48 1989