Written for a broad audience of students in mathematics, computer science, operations research, statistics, and engineering, this textbook presents a short, lively survey of several fascinating non-calculus topics in modern applied mathematics. Coverage includes probability, mathematical finance, graphs, linear programming, statistics, computer science algorithms, and groups. A key feature is the abundance of interesting examples not normally found in standard finite mathematics courses, such as options pricing and arbitrage, tournaments, and counting formulas. The author assumes a level of mathematical sophistication at the beginning calculus level, that is, students should have had at least a course in pre-calculus, and the added sophistication attained from studying calculus would be useful.

Author: Ross, Sheldon M.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Topics in Finite and Discrete Mathematics
Pages: 00278 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 1996-10-18
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521772594
Category: Mathematics : Finite Mathematics
Category: Mathematics : Discrete Mathematics