College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Global Edition, 14th edition

Published by Pearson (April 26, 2019) © 2020
  • Raymond A. Barnett
  • Michael R. Ziegler
  • Karl E. Byleen
  • Christopher J. Stocker

Title overview

For 2-semester courses in Finite Math & Applied Calculus or Mathematics for Business.

Built-in tools for students to help themselves succeed

College Mathematics for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, 14th Edition addresses the challenges of teaching and learning when prerequisite knowledge varies greatly among learners. It offers more built-in guidance than any other text available, with emphasis on prerequisite skills and a host of student-friendly features that help learners catch up or learn on their own. Emphasis on the construction of mathematical models gives students critical tools for solving application problems.

Hallmark features of this title

  • More than 6000 exercises are carefully selected and graded by difficulty.
  • Prerequisite skills are assessed at the start of the text and revisited before each exercise set.
  • Paired exercises of the same type/difficulty level allow control over student use of answers (odd answers are at the back of the text).
  • Ample, current applications show the relevance of math and enable students to create and interpret mathematical models.
  • Optional graphing-utility and spreadsheet examples and exercises encourage deeper understanding of concepts and prompt students to practice using tools they will likely use in the workplace.
  • Calculus coverage features early treatment of exponential and logarithmic functions plus more in-depth coverage of topics than other texts.

New and updated features of this title

  • NEW: A full-color redesign with a modern layout helps students navigate more easily and motivate them as they put in the hard work to learn the mathematics.
  • REVISED: All graphing calculator screens have been updated to TI-84 Plus CE (color) format.
  • NEW: Reminder features in the side margin either remind students of a concept that is needed at that point in the book, or direct the student back to the section in which it was covered earlier.
  • REVISED: All 3-dimensional figures in the text have been revised using the latest software; the difference is very striking in most cases, and makes the figures more effective for teaching and learning.
  • UPDATED: Updated data in examples and exercises throughout; Many modern and student-centered applications have been added to help students see the relevance of the content.
  • NEW: Over 1000 new exercises have been added throughout the text.

Key features

Highlights of the DIGITAL UPDATE for MyLab Math

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  • All example videos are updated, with nearly 400 high-quality and fully accessible videos added to the MyLab course and eText.
  • Exercises have been carefully evaluated and updated based on usage data, with an emphasis on the most-assigned sections.

Features of MyLab Math for the 14th Edition

  • 4430 assignable exercises include Additional Conceptual Questions and Setup & Solve exercises.
  • An Integrated Review version of the MyLab Math course contains premade quizzes to assess the prerequisite skills needed for each chapter, plus personalized remediation for any skills gaps.
  • The Note-Taking Guide provides definitions, theorems and statements of examples with blank space for students to write solutions to examples and sample problems. It corresponds to the text's Lecture PowerPoints and can be downloaded in PDF or Word format.
  • Interactive Figures illustrate key concepts and allow manipulation. Study Skills Modules help students with the life skills that promote success. MathTalk videos apply the course content to business, supported by assignable exercises.

Table of contents

I. A Library of Elementary Functions

  1. 1. Linear Equations and Graphs
  2. 2. Functions and Graphs

II. Finite Mathematics

  1. 3. Mathematics of Finance
  2. 4. Systems of Linear Equations; Matrices
  3. 5. Linear Inequalities and Linear Programming
  4. 6. Linear Programming: The Simplex Method
  5. 7. Logic, Sets, and Counting
  6. 8. Probability

III. Calculus

  1. 9. Limits and the Derivative
  2. 10. Additional Derivative Topics
  3. 11. Graphing and Optimization
  4. 12. Integration
  5. 13. Additional Integration Topics
  6. 14. Multivariable Calculus
  7. 15. Markov Chains (online at goo.gl/8SZkyn)

Author bios

About our authors

Raymond A. Barnett, a native of California, received his B.A. in mathematical statistics from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.A. in mathematics from the University of Southern California. He has been a member of the Merritt College Mathematics Department, and was chairman of the department for 4 years. Raymond Barnett has authored or co-authored 18 textbooks in mathematics, most of which are still in use. In addition to international English editions, a number of books have been translated into Spanish.

The late Michael R. Ziegler received his B.S. from Shippensburg State College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. After completing postdoctoral work at the University of Kentucky, he was appointed to the faculty of Marquette University where he held the rank of Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. Dr. Ziegler published over a dozen research articles in complex analysis and co-authored 11 undergraduate mathematics textbooks with Raymond A. Barnett, and more recently, Karl E. Byleen.

Karl E. Byleen received his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of Nebraska. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science of Marquette University. He has published a dozen research articles on the algebraic theory of semigroups.

Christopher J. Stocker received his B.S. in mathematics and computer science from St. John's University in Minnesota and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.  He is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science of Marquette University.  He has published 8 research articles in the areas of graph theory and combinatorics.

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