Pollack-Johnson, Bruce. <br/><br/>
Mathematical connections :  a modeling approach to business calculus / 
by Bruce Pollack-Johnson & Audrey Frederick Borchardt ; the Villanova Project. 
 - Preliminary edition 
 - xix, 553, [41] pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>	VOLUME I (Business Calculus):1. Problem Solving Functions, and Models. 2. Rates of Change. 3. Single-Variable Optimization and Analysis. 4. Continuous Probability and Integration. VOLUME II (Finite Mathematics):5. Multivariable Functions and Models. 6 Descriptive Statistics and Least Squares Regression. 7. Matrices. 8. Multivariable Optimization and Analysis. 9. Linear Programming and Constrained Optimization. Appendix 1. Answers to Selected Problems. Appendix 2. Student Generated Projects: Topic Ideas and Guidelines. Appendix 3. Mathematical Background and Proofs. 
<br/><br/> Appropriate for undergraduate math courses in single-variable Business Calculus. This text has a problem-driven approach with topics developed using interesting real-world examples, many from actual student projects. It emphasizes conceptual understanding so students can use the techniques and technology as a tool for solving real problems. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0135763983 9780135763988 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97034502  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Calculus.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA303  / .P73 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>515