INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS

By W. BEERR

1 Introduction 1 2 Arithmetic 8 3 Introduction to algebra 33 4 Graphs and functions 63 5 Simultaneous linear equations 107 6 Linear programming 147 7 Quadratic equations 169 8 Financial mathematics – series, time and investment 189 9 Introduction to calculus 275 10 Unconstrained optimization 299 11 Partial differentiation 318 12 Constrained optimization 363 13 Further topics in differentiation and integration 395 14 Dynamics and difference equations 433 15 Exponential functions, continuous growth and differential equations 471 16 Matrix algebra 507 Answers 569