Master Textbook List

Information on textbooks for all Undergraduate Mathematics courses at the New Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of Rutgers for the current semester is collected here. Individual course pages may have additional information.

Detailed information about availability of textbooks can be found at The Rutgers Bookstore. The title, author, or ISBN number can also be used to find information from on-line bookstores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

ISBN numbers issued before 2007 have 10 digits; those issued since 2007 have 13 digits. Some books published before 2007 can be identified by ISBN numbers in either format.

Check the syllabus for your particular sections before purchasing a text.

SPRING 2025 TEXT BOOK LIST
CRS	TITLE	AUTHOR	PUBLISHER	ISBN	ED	YR
001	Basic College Mathematics	Tobey and Slater	Pearson	978-0135840658	custom	2021

025	Elementary Algebra	Tussy and Gustafson	Cengage	978-1111567668	5th	2012
	E-text: WebAssign for Elementary Algebra	Tussy and Gustafson	Cengage	978-1337773188	5th	2012
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program for WebAssign, the software used for homework (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the homework and the textbook. Students may opt out of this program, i.e., those who have previously paid for WebAssign.

026	Intermediate Algebra	Tussy and Gustafson	Cengage	978-1111567675	5th	2012
	E-text: WebAssign for Intermediate Algebra	Tussy and Gustafson	Cengage	978-1337773263	5th	2012
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program for WebAssign, the software used for homework (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the homework and the textbook. Students may opt out of this program, i.e., those who have previously paid for WebAssign.

103	NO TEXTBOOK

104	NO TEXTBOOK

106	The Mathematics of Money	Timothy Biehler	Kendall Hunt	978-1506695914	3rd	2013
	Note: An online version of the textbook can also be purchased from:
	https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/mathematics-money
107	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities	Sybilla Beckmann	Pearson	978-0134392790	5E	2017

109	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities	Sybilla Beckmann	Pearson	978-0134392790	5E	2017

110	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities	Sybilla Beck,ann	Pearson	978-0134392790	5E	2017

111	Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus	Stewart/Redlin/Watson	Cengage	978-0357758823	8th-custom	2024
	access code
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program, which bills the cost for WebAssign, the software used for homework (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the homework and the e-textbook. Students may opt out of this program, i.e., those who have previously paid for WebAssign.

112	Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus	Stewart/Redlin/Watson	Cengage	978-0357758823	8th-custom	2024
	access code

115	Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus	Stewart/Redlin/Watson	Cengage	978-0357758823	8th-custom	2024
	access code
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program, which bills the cost for WebAssign, the software used for homework (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the homework and the e-textbook. Students may ope out of this program, i.e., those who have previously paid for WebAssign.

123	NO TEXTBOOK (subscription bought directly from Knewton, see course syllabus)

125	NO TEXTBOOK (Students need to bring their laptops to class)

130	Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences and Social Sciences
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program for MyMathLab, the software used for homework (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the homework and the e-textbook. Students may opt out of this program.	Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen and Stocker	Pearson	978-0134668574	14th	2018

135	Calculus - Early Transcendentals: Single Variable Version	Briggs/Cochran/Gillett/Schulz	Pearson	978-0134766850	3rd	2018
	Students are automatically enrolled in the First Day Program, which bills the cost ($65) of the MyLab Math license (includes copy of e-text) to the term bill and gives immediate access to the textbook. Students may opt out of this program. Students may also purchase, through their MyLab course, a physical copy of the text for an additional $40.

151	Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals	Hass, Heil & Weir	Pearson		15th	2023
	MyMathLab access code (with e-text) only			978-0137559756
	OR MyMathLab access with Physical textbook			978-0137560103

152	Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals	Hass, Heil & Weir	Pearson		15th	2023
	MyMathLab access code (with e-text) only			978-0137559756
	OR MyMathLab access with Physical textbook			978-0137560103

157	NO TEXTBOOK

158	NO TEXTBOOK

196	NO TEXTBOOK

244	Differential Equations - An Intro. for Engineers	Matt Charnley
	The PDF version can be found here:
	https://sites.rutgers.edu/matthew-charnley/course-materials/differential-equations-an-introduction-for-engineers

250	Linear Algebra and It's Applications	Lay/McDonald	Pearson	978-0135851159	6th	2021

251	Thomas' Calculus: Early Transcendentals	Hass, Heil & Weir	Pearson		15th	2023
	MyMathLab access code (with e-text) only			978-0137559756
	OR MyMathLab access with Physical textbook			978-0137560103

252	Differential Equations with DE Tools Printed Access Card	Blanchard	Cengage	978-1133109037	4th	2012
	Differential Equations (text only)			978-0495561989	4th	2012
	BOTH versions acceptable
SSM	Differential Equations			978-0495826729

285	NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED
	Please reach out to the professor for more details

292H	NO TEXTBOOK

300	A Transition to Advanced Mathematics	Smith/Eggen/St. Andre	Cengage	978-1285463261	8th	2015
	also available online: https://www.vitalsource.com/
	The book is suggested but not required

300H	A Transition to Advanced Mathematics	Smith/Eggen/St. Andre	Cengage	978-1285463261	8th	2015
	also available online: https://www.vitalsource.com/
	The book is suggested but not required

311	Introduction to Analysis	Gaughan	AMS	978-0821847879	5th	2009
	OR
	Understanding Analysis	Stephen Abbott	Springer	978-1493927111	2nd	2015
	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4939-2712-8
NOTE	Check the syllabus for your particular section before purchasing a text

311H	Understanding Analysis	Stephen Abbott	Springer	978-1493927111	2nd	2015
	https://catalog.libraries.rutgers.edu/vufind/Record/5460323

312	Introduction to Analysis	Gaughan	AMS	978-0821847879	5th	2009

338	NO TEXTBOOK

348	An Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography	Hoffstein, Pipher & Silverman	Springer	978-1493917105	2nd	2014

350	Linear Algebra	Friedberg/Insel/Spence	Prentice Hall	978-0134860244	5th	2019
350	Linear Algebra e-text			978-0137515424		2021
	https://www.pearson.com/store/en-us/pearsonplus/p/9780137515424.html

350H	Linear Algebra	Friedberg/Insel/Spence	Prentice Hall	978-0134860244	5th	2019
	Linear Algebra e-text			978-0134860244		2021
	https://www.pearson.com/store/en-us/pearsonplus/p/9780137515424.htmp

351	Abstract Algebra: An Introduction	Hungerford	Cengage	978-1111569624	3rd	2011

354	Elementary Linear Programming w/ Appl.	Kolman	Academic Press	978-0124179103	2nd	1995
	OR
	Mathematics of Optimization: How to do Things Faster	Steven J. Miller	AMS	978-1470441142		2017
NOTE:	Check the syllabus for your particular section before purchasing a text

356	Elementary Number Theory & Its Application	Rosen	Pearson	978-0135696897	7th	2023

357	Linear Algebra and It's Application	Strang	Cengage	978-0030105678	4th	2006

373	Numerical Analysis	Burden & Faires	Cengage	978-1305253667	10th	2015

403	Complex Variables	Stephen Fisher	Dover	978-0486406794	2nd	1990

412H	Principles of Mathematical Analysis	Rudin	McGraw Hill	978-0070542358	3rd	2007

421	Advanced Engineering Mathematics	Zill	Jones & Bartlett	978-1284206241	7th	2021

423	Applied Partial Differential Equations	J. David Logan	Springer	978-3319124926	3rd	2015
	OR
	Partial Differential Equations: Introduction	Strauss	Wiley	978-0470054567	2nd	2007
NOTE	Check the syllabus for your particular section before purchasing a text

428	A First Course in Graph Theory	Zhang/Chartbrand	Dover	978-0486483689		2012

432	Differential Geometry of Curves & Surfaces	M. DoCarmo	Dover	978-0486806990	2nd	2016

437	A History of Mathematics	Katz	Pearson	978-0134689524	3rd	2017

442	Basic Topology	M.A. Armstrong	Springer	978-1475717938	1st	1983
	first edition (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1475717938)
452H	Algebra	Artin	Prentice Hall	978-0134689609	2nd-classic	2017

461	NO TEXTBOOK REQUIRED

477	A First Course in Probability	Ross	Prentice Hall	978-0134753119	10th	2019

478	Intro. To Probability Models	Ross	Academic Press	978-0128143469	12th	2019

481	Mathematical Statistics w/ applications	Freund	Prentice Hall	978-0321807090	8th	2012

487	Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks	Dickson, Hardy & Waters	Cambridge	978-1108478083	3rd	2020

488	Loss Models: From Date to Decision	Klugman, Panjer and Wilmont	Wiley	978-1119523789	5th	2019
	Optional: Intro. to Ratemaking and Loss Reserving for Property and Casualty Insurance	Brown/Lennox	ACTEX	978-1647568542	5th

489	Notes from professor

492H	Complex Analysis: A Geometric Viewpoint	Krantz	AMS	978-0883850350	2nd	2004

495	Textbooks – 495 - Moulik
	The pre-print versions of both textbooks are freely available for download for personal use.
	The primary textbook: "Mathematics For Machine Learning" by Deisenroth, Faisal, Ong. (Cambridge University Press)
	Secondary textbook: "Foundations of Data Science" by Blum, Hopcroft, Kannan. (Cambridge University Press)

	Textbooks – 495 – Maxime Van De Moortel
	Textbook: Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations, Serge Alinhac by Springer (he has book)

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