Ebook: Mathematical Ideas

Nearly thirty years after its first appearance, Mathematical Ideas remains one of the most popular texts in college mathematics. This eighth edition, like its predecessors, has been designed with a variety of students in mind. It is well-suited for several types of courses, including mathematics for liberal arts students, survey courses in mathematics, finite mathematics, and mathematics for prospective and in-service elementary and middle school teachers. Ample topics are included for a two-term course, yet the variety of topics and flexibility of sequence make the text suitable for shorter courses as well.
In this edition we have attempted to retain many of the features of the seventh edition, and at the same time introduce new ones that will appeal to a new generation of instructors and students. Our main objectives continue to be comprehensive coverage of topics appropriate for a mathematics survey course,
logical and flexible organization, clear exposition, an abundance of examples, and well-planned exercise sets with numerous applications.