ISBN : 978-967-0257-74-7
Authors : Abdul Latiff Md Ahood, Mohd Amirul Mahamud

This book is a culmination of 20 years of experience in teaching Foundation Mathematics in the local universities as well as private colleges. We have tried to present the arguments and working in a simplified and attractive manner accompanied by a sense of humour. The book is especially written for students who find Mathematics difficult and confusing and we have used a lot of logical reasoning to convince the students that the subject is based on very sound principles and they can still excel in Mathematics without tears. The book has been written in such a manner that the reader will be able to feel the presence of the writers in front of him guiding him step by step along the way.

The topics covered include basic algebra and inequalities, functions and calculus and its applications in the business and industrial world. You will find a lot of worked examples in this book, much more than you would ever find in a typical Mathematics text simply because we are convinced that without enough examples of varying degrees of difficulty the reader cannot be expected to master the finer points of the subject matter. We would like to recommend all readers of the book to read the Introduction (Money and Old Age) so that they will feel motivated to excel in Mathematics because it affects all our lives in more ways than we can imagine. We sincerely hope that this small contribution on our part will help to emphasize the beauty, elegance and the usefulness of Mathematics in our daily lives.