The first edition of Finite Mathematics for Management Life, and

Sociul Sciences received many compliments from users for its clarity of

exposition, selection of topics, and the variety and organization of sig-

nificant and interesting real-world applications. It is hoped that this new

edition, reflecting the experience and recommendations from a large

number of users (instructors and students), will prove even more effective

in the classroom. The prerequisites for the book still remain 11/2-2 years

of high school algebra or its equivalent. However, because much of this

material is forgotten through lack of use, the first chapter includes a re-

view of basic topics from intermediate algebra which can he treated in

a systematic way or can be referred to as needed. In addition, a review of

graphs and functions is given in Appendix A and can be used as desired.