Subjects:  1. Calculus    2. Finite Mathematics    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Calculus & mathematical analysis   

Subjects:  1. Algebra - General    2. Algebraic Geometry    3. Finite Mathematics    4. Geometry - Algebraic    5. Inverse Galois theory    6. Mathematics    7. Polynomials    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Fields & rings    10. Mathematics / Algebra / General    11. Number theory   

Reviews (2)

A great book with a great teaching approach
I found this book to be truly extraordinary.Unlike the overwhelming majority of math texts, the authors describe the material in a manner reminiscent of an informal college lecture by gifted professors.They cover a lot of ground, but explain what's going on and why.I found it particularly striking that the authors sometimes present mistaken approaches to problems, follow them through to show what has gone wrong, and then show how to avoid the mistakes.This is particularly valuable when using the book for self-study.The exercises are carefully chosen and serve to expand on each section's material.

Discrete Algorithmic Mathematics
This book is utterly and completely useless. It does not progress in a logical manner. The author assumes you know everything he is talking about, and gives examples filled with topics that are not explained until later chapters. He explains things one way, yet his examples always seem to contradict what he says until you spend a good hour looking at them and realize he always uses some unexplained loophole in logic to derive his answers. This is not a useful book and I never would have bought it if it was not required at the college I attend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer science    2. Discrete Mathematics    3. Discrete Mathematics (Computer Science)    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Mathematics    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Numerical analysis   

Editorial Review

Explore both structural analysis and flow applications of the finite element method in this expansive text. The authors present a solid grounding in the material, suitable for upper-level undergrads and beyond in math and engineering. Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Finite Element Method In Engineering    5. Finite Mathematics    6. Finite element method    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    11. Mechanical engineering    12. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Engineering - General    4. Engineering - Mechanical    5. Finite Element Method In Engineering    6. Finite Mathematics    7. Finite element method    8. General    9. Mathematics    10. Medical / Nursing    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    14. Environmental science    15. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    16. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Finite Mathematics    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Applied mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Algebra - General    2. Blocks (Group theory)    3. Characters of groups    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Finite groups    6. Group Theory    7. Mathematics    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Theory Of Groups    10. Fields & rings    11. Groups & group theory    12. Mathematics / Algebra / General   

Reviews (1)

mathematics
I am currently entered as a freshman in college and we are required to use the book.This book helps you show how to work out the problems in the best way possible.They should continue using this book for years to come. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Finite Mathematics    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Applied mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Advanced    2. Burnside problem    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Group Theory    6. Mathematics    7. Nature    8. Nature/Ecology    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Theory Of Groups    11. Groups & group theory    12. Mathematics / Group Theory    13. Mathematics | Pure Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. Mathematics    3. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Algebra - Linear    2. Computers - Languages / Programming    3. Data processing    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Linear Algebra    6. Mathematics    7. Matrices    8. Polynomials    9. Programming - Algorithms    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Computers / Programming / Algorithms    12. Linear and Multilinear Algorithms    13. Mathematics / Algebra / Linear    14. Mathematics of Computing    15. Mathematics-Matrices    16. Numerical Mathematics   

Reviews (4)

Like a telephone book
I was very dissappointed in this math textbook. I purchased it full price from the university, because they didn't have any used copies, and regretted it. It's basically like a telephone book of math information. You look something up, there's a short entry, and then tons and tons of problems. It contains everything, but the writing style is very dense, like they are trying to cram everything in. Its supposedly for applications oriented work, but I actually find more "theoretical" textbooks to have better and more well-described applications. A lot of the applications are just problems to solve that I question the real world relevance of. Bottom line, if you take a class that requires this book, I'd try to get a used copy or share a copy with some classmates, xerox the problem sets required for your homeworks, and get some other calculus textbooks to study from (one that I think is very interesting, if underutilized, is "Calculus In Context". Also take good notes in class and make sure you know the topics that are covered, so you can learn them somewhere else. Finally, unlike the previous reviewer, I do not hope the authors get cancer, but I do hope universities start carrying other textbooks instead of this one.

OUCH!
It assumes that you know a lot about math already so it does _not_ contain step by step.Mostly it just says "Here, this is the problem and this is the answer".How you get from point 'A' to point 'B' is a total mystery.
Poorly Written Piece
It's simply a bad math text. I hope the authors get cancer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Biomathematics    3. Calculus    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Mathematics    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Social sciences    8. Statistics    9. Mathematics / General   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. Mathematics    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Calculus & mathematical analysis   

Subjects:  1. Applied    2. Boundary element methods    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Finite Mathematics    5. Finite element method    6. Mathematical Analysis    7. Mathematics    8. Quantum Theory    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Materials science    11. Mathematics / Applied    12. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    13. Mathematics | Applied Mathematics    14. Quantum & theoretical chemistry    15. Quantum physics (quantum mechanics)   

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. Finite groups    3. Group Theory    4. Mathematics    5. Representations of groups    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Groups & group theory   

Reviews (2)

good book, very thorough
I used this book as a student and liked it.I noticed a few typos also but they weren't a big deal.I especially enjoyed the section on Markov Chains and Decision Theory. Avoid at all cost: I taught out of it
I was forced to use this book as a text for a one quarter course in Finite Mathematics; it is a complete disaster: Read more

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. General    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Electronics - General    2. Physics    3. Science    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Wave mechanics    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Engineering - Mechanical    8. Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids)    9. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    10. Mechanics of solids    11. Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)    12. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical    13. Finite Mathematics    14. Mechanics - General    15. Finite element method    16. Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. General    3. Mathematics    4. Science/Mathematics   

Subjects:  1. Finite Mathematics    2. Mathematics    3. Study Guides    4. Applied mathematics