TY - BOOK AU - Shao, Stephen P. AU - Shao, Lawrence P. TI - Mathematics and quantitative methods for business and economics. SN - 0538133503 AV - HF5691.S2 PY - 1976/// CY - Cincinnati, OH PB - South-Western Publishing KW - Business Mathematics N1 - Includes index; Contents: Sets -- Fundamental algebraic operations -- Linear equations -- Radicals and quadratic equations -- Equations of degree higher than two -- Vectors and matrices -- Solving equations by matrix algebra -- Linear programming -- Simplex method for maximization -- simplex method for minimization -- Probability and applications -- Bayes' theorem and applications -- Expected values and decision rules -- Mathematics of finance -- Sequences and series -- Logarithms -- Differential calculus -- Differentiation for special functions -- Applications of derivatives -- Integral calculus -- Appendix: Tables -- Answers to odd-numbered problems -- ER -