SOLUTIONS MANUAL
F INITE M ATHEMATICS
AND I TS A PPLICATIONS
THIRTEENTH EDITION
Larry J. Goldstein
Goldstein Educational Technologies
David I. Schneider
University of Maryland
Martha J. Siegel
Towson University
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, Contents
Chapter 1: Linear Equations and Straight Lines 1–1
Chapter 2: Matrices 2–1
Chapter 3: Linear Programming, A Geometric Approach 3–1
Chapter 4: The Simplex Method 4–1
Chapter 5: Sets and Counting 5–1
Chapter 6: Probability 6–1
Chapter 7: Probability and Statistics 7–1
Chapter 8: Markov Processes 8–1
Chapter 9: The Theory of Games 9–1
Chapter 10: The Mathematics of Finance 10–1
Chapter 11: Logic 11–1
Chapter 12: Difference Equations and Mathematical Models 12–1
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