Abscissa, 3
Absorbing state, 505
Absorbing stochastic matrix, 505
Amortization, 287–289
formula, 287
schedule, 288
Annuity, 276
certain, 276
compound amount factor, 277
future value, 278
ordinary, 276
present value, 279
simple, 276
term, 276
Arithmetic progression, 300–302
common difference, 300
nth term, 300
sum, 301
Augmented matrix, 78
Average, 427
Axes, 2
Basic variables, 203
Bayes’ theorem, 402–405
Bernoulli trials, 452–459
Binding constraints, 194
Binomial distribution, 452–459
approximation by a normal distribution,
472–475
binomial trials, 453
mean, 457
standard deviation, 457
variance, 457
Binomial experiment, 453
Binomial random variable, 455
Binomial trials, 453
Birthday problem, 384–385
Book value, 30, 304
Bounded solution set, 160
Break-even analysis, 40–43
Break-even point, 41
Cartesian coordinate system, 2–4
abscissa, 3
axes, 2
ordered pair, 2
ordinate, 3
quadrants, 3
Central limit theorem, 475
Chebychev’s inequality, 444–446
Circle, 5
Column matrix, 102
Column vector, 102
Combinations, 340–342
Complement of a set, 317
Compound interest, 259–262. See also
Interest
Conditional probability, 388–393
Connectives, 539, 544–547
Continuous compound interest, 262–263
Continuous probability distribution, 462
Continuous random variable, 419, 462
Coordinates, 3
Corner point, 174
Cost function, 30
Counting problem, 323
Current state, 484
Demand curve, 31
Demand equation, 31
Demand function, 31
De Morgan’s laws, 318, 549
Dependent system, 70
Dependent variable, 28
Depreciation
book value, 30, 304
double-declining balance, 304–305
linear, 30
simple, 30
sum-of-the-years’-digits, 307
Deviations, 441
Disjoint sets, 317
Disjunction, 539
Distance formula, 3
Distribution vector, 488
Domain, 28
Dual problem, 228
Effective rate of interest, 263
Empty set, 315
Equation of a circle, 5
Equations of straight lines, 17
Equilibrium
price, 44
quantity, 44
Equivalent system, 76
Events, 354–356
independent, 395–398
mutually exclusive, 356, 363
probability of, 362–366
simple, 363
union of, 355
Expected value
of a binomial random variable, 457
of a game, 524
of a random variable, 428
Experiment, 354
event, 354
outcome, 354
sample point, 354
sample space, 354
Factorial, 337
Fair game, 432, 517, 522
Feasible set, 172
Feasible solution, 172, 203
Finite sample space, 354
Finite stochastic process, 393
Fixed costs, 31
Function, 27
cost, 31
demand, 31
dependent variable, 28
domain, 28
independent variable, 28
linear, 28
objective, 164
probability, 363
probability density, 462
profit, 30
range, 28
revenue, 30
Fundamental theorem of duality, 228
Future value, 265
Gambler’s ruin, 506–508
Game theory, 512–518, 521–529
fair game, 432, 522
games with mixed strategies, 521–528
expected value, 524–526
optimal strategies, 516
maximin strategy, 514
minimax strategy, 514
mixed strategy, 522
nonstrictly determined game, 526
optimal strategy, 516
payoff matrix, 513
pure strategy, 516
saddle point, 516
strictly determined game, 516
two-person games, 512–513
value of a game, 523
zero-sum game, 512
Gauss–Jordan elimination method, 75–85,
91–96
equivalent system, 76
row operations, 80
steps in, 82
Generalized multiplication principle, 332
Genetics, 508–509
Geometric progression, 302–304
common ratio, 302
nth term, 302
sum, 304
Graphing linear inequalities, 156–161
Half-planes, 156
Histogram, 421–422
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