Solutions Guide

***Fundamentals of Mathematics: Solutions Guide*** accompanies ***Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business, Social, and Life Sciences***. It contains answers to even-numbered exercises in the text and worked out solutions to selected exercises. My experience has been that it is advantageous to make such a supplement available to students for the following reasons. 1. Use of the *Solutions Guide* provides a study aid that can help make studying from the Fundamentals text an optimal learning experience. For the minimally prepared student who has always had to struggle with mathematics, such a supplementary aid may well make the difference between a passing and failing grade. 2. Use of the *Solutions Guide* allows the instructor to put greater responsibility for solving exercises in the hands of the student. This allows for more efficient use of class time and is especially valuable when there is a lot of material to be covered. 3. Use of the *Solutions Guide* allows the instructor greater latitude in selecting exercises for class discussion. The student has a source of information for exercises not discussed in class. 4. Use of the *Solutions Guide* gives the student who has been abs