Finite Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences 14th Edition

The fourteenth edition of Finite Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences is designed for a one-term course in finite mathematics for students who have had one to two years of high school algebra or the equivalent. The book’s overall approach, refined by the authors’ experience with large sections of college freshmen, addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when prerequisite knowledge varies greatly from student to student.

Note that Chapters 1–9 of this text also appear in College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, by the same author team. The College Mathematics text also contains coverage of applied calculus topics.

The authors had three main goals in writing this text:

1. To write a text that students can easily comprehend

2. To make connections between what students are learning and how they may apply that knowledge

3. To give flexibility to instructors to tailor a course to the needs of their students.