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Finite Mathematics with Microsoft Excel

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ISBN-10: 0534370578

ISBN-13: 9780534370572

Edition: 2000

Authors: Chester Piascik

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This supplementary text illustrates key topics in Finite Mathematics, through the use of Microsoft Excel. Explanations of Excel instructions and formulas reinforce underlying mathematical concepts. The author encourages students to be active learners, asking them to verbalize and verify the mathematical concepts behind spreadsheet results.
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Book details

List price: $81.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 12/9/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 150
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Joseph A. Micucci, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also is in private practice in Bala Cynwyd and Rosemont, Pennsylvania, specializing in the problems of adolescents and families. From 1984-1993, Dr. Micucci was on the staff of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center, where he served as Director of the Adolescent Unit from 1987-1993 and as Chief Psychologist from 1991-1993.

Spreadsheet Basics
Linear Functions
Slope-Intercept Form
Break-Even Analysis
Using Excel's Goal Seek to: (A) Solve for x, given y; (B) Solve for y, given x
Inserting a Trendline
Matrices and Linear Systems
Matrix Operations
Solving Linear Systems by Matrix Inverses
Leontief's Input-Output Model
Linear Programming
Mathematics of Finance
Simple Versus Compound Interest
International Investing
Future Value of an Annuity
Present Value of an Annuity
Amortization
Automobile Leases
Probability Distributions
Probability Distributions and Expected Value
Variance and Standard Deviation
The Binomial Distribution
The Normal Distribution
Markov Chains
Markov Chains
Markov Chains in Equilibrium
Answers to Selected Exercises