Finite Math on the Web 2.0 (with CD-ROM)

1. SLOPES AND LINES. Review of Lines. Equation of a Line. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines. Modeling with Lines. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 2. LEAST SQUARES. Linear Regression. Method of Least Squares. Non-linear Regression. Derivation of Least Squares (optional). Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 3. MATRICES AND LINEAR SYSTEMS. Systems of Linear Equations. Matrices. Matrix Multiplication. Matrix Inverses. Gauss-Jordan Elimination. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 4. LINEAR PROGRAMMING. Linear Programming Problems. Methods of Corners. Simplex Methods. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 5. SETS. Review of Sets. Venn Diagrams. Counting Elements in Sets. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 6. COUNTING AND PROBABILITY. Multiplication Principle. Permutations. Combinations. Mixed Problems. Elementary Probability. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 7. CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY. Conditional Probability. Independent Events. Bayes' Theorem. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 8. STATISTICS. Characteristics of a Data Set. The Histogram. The Median of a Distribution. The Mean of a Distribution. Measures of Spread. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 9. PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS. Probability and Random Variables. Uniform Distribution. Bernoulli Distribution. The Normal Distribution. The Law of Large Numbers. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. 10. FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS. Simple and Compound Interest. The Exponential Function. Annuities. A Simple Stock Market Model. Trend Analysis. Further Explorations. Exercises. Sample Quiz. Appendix A: Applets. Appendix B: Glossary. Answers to Odd Numbered Exercises. Answers to Sample Quizzes. Index.