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This general survey of mathematical topics helps a diverse audience, with different backgrounds and career plans, to understand mathematics. Blitzer provides the applications and technology readers need to gain an appreciation of mathematics in everyday life.

Demonstrates how mathematics can be applied to readers’ lives in interesting, enjoyable, and meaningful ways. Features abundant, step-by-step, annotated Examplesthat provide a problem-solving approach to reach the solution; annotations are conversational in tone, explaining key steps and ideas as the problem is solved. Begins each section with a compelling vignette highlighting an everyday scenario, posing a question about it, and exploring how the chapter section subject can be applied to answer the question.

A highly readable reference for anyone who needs to brush up their mathematics skills.

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Bad Odor	Customer Rating:
The book was fine but it stunk of cigarette smoke or something of the sort. Every time I open the book it smells bad and I hate it. I am only taking this course for the semester but when the course is done the book is going to recycling. Ew

i bought this for collage not light reading	Customer Rating:
i've only done two chapters even so i think modern math is way to complex and need to go away. the old math was better in so meny ways. making moutains out of mole hills is never the way to go. remember k.i.s.s.

Great!	Customer Rating:
Came in excellent condition, very very quick delivery. I was very pleased with the whole transaction, Thank you so much!

Excellent Tool!

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I used this book for one semester in college when I was required to take 2 math classes to graduate. It had been 5 years since I had last taken a math class, so I started out at a beginners level course using this book. I never understood math until I used this book. It is extremley easy to follow, and explains everything step by step. It also goes over many different subjects so you get a tase of everything, without the overwhelming feeling of being lost. I managed to get a 'B' in that class, and don't think I would have achieved it without this book. The solutions manual was key because there was no waiting around to see if I had solved a problem correctly. A+++ on this book!

Great step by step	Customer Rating:
I enjoyed this book, especially since I had a non-fluent English speaking professor we all looked into our books and read the complete, easy, and understanding chapters. this is one of the best math books I have ever had in my education experience.