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.