Mathematics Department - Rutgers Mathematics Master Textbook List

Rutgers Mathematics
Master Textbook List



Information on textbooks for all Undergraduate Mathematics courses at the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of Rutgers is collected here. This information is cumulative since the Fall 2000 semester. The primary source for this page is the orders submitted by the department to bookstores. Individual course pages may have more information. Most course numbers are links to the course pages and are followed by brackets containing the codes F for Fall Semester courses, S for Spring Semester courses, U for sUmmer Semester courses, or any combination of these. Changes in textbook for the current semester are indicated at the end of the item (including upgrades to new editions). When available, a link to a suitable page on the publisher's web site has been included. Information about particular books can be found in a few steps from this link. In a few cases, there is a fixed page devoted to the particular text which is indicated by a link marked (text).
The title, author or ISBN number can also be used to find information from on-line bookstores such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Borders; or from sites like Aaapricesearch, A1Books, BookByte, BookFinder4U, BooksPrice.com (this one allows comparison of several books in a single search), BuyUsedTextbooks, Campus Books, CampusI, Chambal, Cheap-Textbooks, CheapestTextbooks, Chegg, CollegeSwapShop or Direct Textbook that collect information from many stores. The site iChapters offers individual chapters in electronic format from college textbooks, as well as discounts on textbooks in both electronic and print format. The site CollegeBookRenter.com specializes in renting textbooks.
On January 1, 2007, the 10 digit ISBN was replaced by the expanded ISBN-13. Those numbers are used to this page unless they are unavailable.
Information about availablity of textbooks at local stores can be found at the sites of those stores:
Both store sites have a link to select individual courses for more information.

Fall 2013

  • 001[FS]: Jeffrey Slater & John Tobey & Jamie Blair; Basic College Mathematics (7th edition, custom); Prentice-Hall; ISBN: 1-256-57957-2 [updated, Fall 2012]
  • 023[F]: The textbooks listed under both 001 and 025 are required for this course.
  • 024[S]: Same textbook as 025.
  • 025[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual is optional. If you want the Solutions Manual, the bundle should be considered. However, the publisher's iLrn site is not used in this course.
    • Arthur Goodman & Lewis Hirsch; Understanding Elementary Algebra with Geometry: A Course for College Students (6th edition); Brooks/Cole, 2006 (688 pp.); ISBN: 0-534-99972-7; ISBN-13: 978-0-534-99972-8 [updated, Fall 2006]
    • Student Solutions Manual for Hirsch/Goodman's Understanding Elementary Algebra with Geometry: A Course for College Students, 6th, 6th Edition; 2006 (320 pp.); ISBN: 0-534-99978-6; ISBN-13: 978-0-534-99978-0
    • Bundle: Understanding Elementary Algebra with Geometry: A Course for College Students (with CD-ROM and iLrn Tutorial), 6th Edition + Student Solutions Manual; ISBN: 0-534-61062-5; ISBN-13:978-0-534-61062-3
  • 026[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual is optional. If you want the Solutions Manual, the bundle should be considered. However, the publisher's iLrn site is not used in this course.
    • Arthur Goodman & Lewis Hirsch; Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Course for College Students (6th edition); Brooks/Cole, 2006 (880 pp.); ISBN: 0-534-41795-7; ISBN-13: 978-0-534-41795-6 [updated, Fall 2006]
    • Student Solutions Manual for Hirsch/Goodman's Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Course for College Students; 6th Edition; 2006 (416 pp.); ISBN: 0-534-42170-9; ISBN-13: 978-0-534-42170-0
    • Bundle: Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Course for College Students (with CD-ROM and iLrn Tutorial); 6th Edition + Student Solutions Manual; ISBN: 0-534-61154-0; ISBN-13:978-0-534-61154-5
  • 103 [FSU]: No textbook. [updated, Fall 2013]
  • 103:H1[S]: No textbook.
  • 104[FS]: Michael Sullivan; Finite Mathematics: An Applied Approach (eleventh edition); Wiley, 2011 (864 pp.); custom edition for Rutgers University, ISBN-13: 978-0-470-95692-2,textbook containing chapters 7-9 of the full, non-custom edition (ISBN-13: 978-0-470-45827-3). [changed, Fall 2011] A custom e-book containing only the chapters used in the course will be available from the publisher, via a weblink to be announced.
  • 106[FSU]: Timothy Biehler; Mathematics of Money; McGraw Hill (Custom Edition for Rutgers University) ISBN-13: 9781121262195 [updated, Fall 2011; new course number, Fall 2012 (formerly 198)]
  • 107[F]: Sybilla Beckmann; Mathematics for Elementary Teachers plus Activities Manual (3rd edition) Addison-Wesley (package), 2011 (912 pp.); ISBN: 0-321-64694-1; ISBN-13: 9780321447173 [updated, Fall 2010]
  • 108[S]: No textbook. [updated, Spring 2012]
  • 109[S]: Sybilla Beckmann; Mathematics for Elementary Teachers plus Activities Manual (third edition) Addison-Wesley(package), 2008 (912 pp.); (ISBN: 0-321-6494-1; ISBN-13: 9780321447173) [new course (as 197), Fall 2007, new number Fall 2010]
  • 111[FSU]: Same textbook and other material as 115.
  • 112[FSU]: Same textbook and other material as 115.
  • 115[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual and Study Guide are optional. Students are also expected to have a graphing calculator, which should be comparable to our recommendation.
    • Text: James Stewart, Lothar Redlin & Saleem Watson; Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus (sixth edition); Brooks/Cole, 2006 (960 pp.); Hardcover (ISBN-13: 978-0-8400-6807-1 )
    • Solutions Manual for Stewart/Redlin/Watson's Precalculus; (ISBN-13: 978-0-8400-6879-8)
    • Enhanced Web Assign (ISBN-13: 978-1111-49588-6)
    • Calculator: Texas Instruments TI-83.
  • 135[FSU]: Important information about the text can be found on an overview page on the course site. The Textbook, Study Guide, and Student Solutions Manual should be obtained as a bundle. To be sure of having all resources, students should obtain this package from a local bookstore. The publisher's description [ Fall 2004] of the bundle (ISBN: 0-536-22085-9 from 2004 or 0-536-80120-7 from 2008 are currently acceptable) is: "This is a custom text and is available only at Rutgers bookstores, and has been competitively priced at the SAME PRICE as the used version of the book, and includes a FREE solutions manual and study guide as well - a great deal for students." In addition, a graphing calculator is used in this course. Our custom text has been divided into two separate volumes: one covering 135 and a second for the continuation courses 136 and 138.
    • Calculator: Same as for 115.
  • 136[U]: The second volume (ISBN: 0-536-22087-5 from 2004 OR 0-536-51820-3 from 2008) of the text used in 135 in the previous semester is used in 136.
    • Calculator: Same as for 115.
  • 136[FS]: Deborah Hughes-Hallet Calculus II (custom edition); Wiley, 2013; ISBN-13: 9781119918875
    Note : This is a custom edition for Rutgers University combining parts of the two books CALCULUS, SINGLE AND MULTIVARIABLE (6th edition) by Deborah Hughes-Hallet and APPLIED CALCULUS (4th edition) by Deborah Hughes-Hallet. This custom book will be available in the book store by August 30. [updated, Fall 2013]
    • Calculator: Same as for 115.
  • 138[S]: Same textbook and other material as 136.
  • 151[FSU]: A special package with ISBN 1-4641-0376-3 based on Jon Rogawski; Calculus: Early Transcendentals (second edition); W. H. Freeman Company, 2012 (1050 pp.) is available in local bookstores or directly from the publisher with free shipping. A graphing calculator (such as the TI-83) is also expected in this course. The required textbook may be supplemented by an optional Student's solution manual (ISBN: 1-42925500-5). Also, students are expected to have a graphing calculator. [changed, Fall 2011]
  • 152[FSU]: Same textbook and other material as 151. [updated, Spring 2012]
  • 153[F]: Same textbook and other material as 151.
  • 192[F]: Same textbook and other material as 152.
  • 196[S]: No textbook.
  • 244[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the text with e-book is an alternative.
    • Text: William E. Boyce & Richard C. DiPrima ; Elementary Differential Equations (10th edition, custom); Wiley 2013; ISBN-13: 9781119917748 [updated, Fall 2013]
    • Text w/ E-Book: ISBN-13: 9781118817834
  • 250 (all) [FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual is optional. If both are desired, the bundle containing both should be considered.
    • Text: Lawrence E. Spence, Arnold J. Insel & Stephen H. Friedberg; Elementary Linear Algebra: A Matrix Approach (2nd edition); Prentice-Hall 2008 (656 pp.); ISBN: 0-13-187141-2; ISBN-13: 9780131871410 [updated, Fall 2007]
    • Solutions Manual: ISBN: 0-13-239734-X; ISBN-13: 9780132397346
    • Bundle: ISBN: 0-13-135397-7, ISBN-13: 9780131353978
  • 251[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual is optional.
    • Text: Jon Rogawski; Calculus: Early Trancendentals Custom Edition for Rutgers University; 2011; ISBN: 1-4641-0376-3 [updated, Fall 2012]
    • Solutions Manual: Multivariable Calculus; ISBN: 1-4292-5501-3 [updated, Fall 2012]
  • 252[FSU]: The textbook is required, but the Solutions Manual is optional. Both versions of the textbook are acceptable.
    • Text:
      Paul Blanchard, Robert L. Devaney & Glen Hall; Differential Equations with DE Tools Printed Access Card (4th edition); Brooks/Cole, 2012 (864 pp.); ISBN: 1-133-10903-9 [updated, Fall 2012]
      OR
      Paul Blanchard, Robert L. Devaney & Glen Hall; Differential Equations (4th edition); Brooks/Cole, 2012 (864 pp.); ISBN: 0-495-82674-X; ISBN-13: 9781133109037
    • Solutions Manual: ISBN: 0-495-826723
  • 291[FS]: Same textbook and other material as 251. [updated, Fall 2012]
  • 292[S]: Same textbook as 244.
  • 300[FS]: Doug Smith, Maurice Eggen & Richard St. Andre; A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (seventh edition); Brooks/Cole, 2006 (360 pp.); ISBN: 0-495-56202-5; ISBN-13: 978-0-495-56202-3 [updated, Fall 2010]
  • 311[FS]: Edward D. Gaughan; Introduction to Analysis; ISBN-10: 0-8218-4787-2; ISBN-13: 978-0-8218-4787-9 [updated, Spring 2012]
  • 312[S]: Same textbook as 311 [changed, Spring 2009]
  • 321[F]: Richard Haberman; Mathematical Models: Mechanical Vibrations, Population Dynamics, and Traffic Flow; S.I.A.M. (text) 1998 (402 pp.); ISBN: 0-89871-408-7; ISBN-13: 9780898714081 [changed, Fall 2003]
  • 325[F]: J. S. Bell; Speakable and Unspeakable in Quantum Mechanics; Cambridge University Press, (text) 2004 (288 pp., paperback); ISBN-10: 0521523389; ISBN-13: 9780521523387 [New course, Fall 2009]
  • 336[F]: No textbook [updated, Fall 2013]
  • 338[S]: Online course text [changed, Spring 2004]
  • 348[S]: Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, and Joseph H. Silverman; An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography; Springer, 2008 (523 pp.); (ISBN-13: 978-0-387-77993-5) [new course number, Spring 2005;  changed, Spring 2012]
  • 350[FS]: Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel & Lawrence E. Spence; Linear Algebra (4th edition); Prentice-Hall (text), 2003 (624 pp.); (ISBN: 0-13-008451-4; ISBN-13: 9780130084514) [updated, Fall 2003]
  • 351[FS]: Thomas W. Hungerford; Abstract Algebra: An Introduction (2nd edition); Brooks/Cole 1997 (588 pp.); (ISBN: 0-03-010-559-5; ISBN-13: 9780030105593)
  • 354[SU]: Bernard Kolman & Robert E. Beck; Elementary Linear Programming with Applications (2nd edition); Academic Press, 1995 (449 pp.); (ISBN: 0-12-417910-X; ISBN-13: 978-0-12-417910-3)
  • 356[FU]: No textbook [updated, Fall 2013]
  • 357[S]: A. Jensen & Anders la Cour-Harbo; Ripples in Mathematics: The Discrete Wavelet Transform; Springer 2001 (IX, 246 pp., paperback); (ISBN: 3-540-41662-5; ISBN-13: 978-3-540-41662-3) [new, Spring 2005]
  • 361[FS]:Herbert B. Enderton ; Elements of Set Theory; Academic Press, 1977 ( pp.); (ISBN: 0-12-238440-7; ISBN-13: 9780122384400)[changed, Spring 2003] (Not offered Spring 2007)
  • 373[FSU]: Richard L. Burden & J. Douglas Faires; Numerical Analysis (9th edition); Brooks/Cole, 2011; ISBN-10: 0538733519 ISBN-13: 9780538733519 [updated, Spring 2011]
  • 403[S]: Stephen D. Fisher; Complex Variables (2nd edition); Dover Publications (text); 1990 (422 pp., paperback); ISBN: 0-486-40679-2 [changed, Spring 2002]
  • 411[F]: Walter Rudin; Principles of Mathematical Analysis (third edition); McGraw-Hill, 1976 (325 pp.); (ISBN: 0-07-054235-X; ISBN-13: 9780070542358)
  • 412[S]: Walter Rudin; Principles of Mathematical Analysis (third edition); McGraw-Hill, 1976 (325 pp.); (ISBN: 0-07-054235-X; ISBN-13: 9780070542358)
  • 421[FSU]: Dennis G. Zill and Michael R. Cullen ; Advanced Engineering Mathematics (5th edition); Jones and Bartlett, 2012; (ISBN: 1449691722; ISBN-13: 978-1449691721) [updated, Fall 2013]
  • 423[FS]: Haberman; Applied Partial Differential Equations (4th edition); Prentice-Hall;
    (ISBN: 0-13-065243-1) [changed, Spring 2012]
  • 424[F]: Sheldon M. Ross; Introduction to Probability Models (tenth edition); Academic Press, 2006 (800 pp.); (ISBN: 978-0-12-37486-2) [updated, Fall 2010]
  • 428[FU]: G. Chartrand, L. Lesniak, P. Zhang; Graphs and Digraphs (fifth edition); CRC Press, 2011; (ISBN-13 978-1-4398-2627-0) [changed, Fall 2011]
  • 432[FS]: Andrew Pressley; Elementary Differential Geometry (2nd edition); Springer;
    (ISBN: 184882890X; ISBN-13: 978-1848828902) [changed, Spring 2012]
  • 435[F]: David A. Brannan, Matthew F. Esplen & Jeremy J. Gray; Geometry (2nd edition); Cambridge University Press; 2011; ISBN: 1107647835; ISBN-13: 978-1107647831 [updated, Fall 2012]
  • 436[S]: Victor J. Katz; History of Mathematics: Brief Version; Addison-Wesley (text) 2004 (576 pp.); (ISBN: 0321161939; ISBN-13: 9780321161932) [changed, Spring 2007]
  • 441[F]: James R. Munkres Topology (2nd edition) Prentice-Hall, 2000;
    (ISBN: 0-13-181629-2; ISBN-13: 978-0131816299) [changed, Fall 2013]
  • 442[S]: Two texts
    • James Munkres; Topology (2nd edition); Prentice-Hall, 2000 (537 pp.); (ISBN: 0-13-181629-2; ISBN-13: 9780131816299)
    • Morris W. Hirsch; Differential Topology (first edition 1976. Corr. 6th printing); Springer, 1997, (222 pp.); (ISBN-13: 978-0-387-90148-0)
  • 451[F]: Michael Artin; Algebra (second edition);