From the Publisher:
MIDTEXT DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW: The midtext diagnostic review will help students identify topics they may need to strengthen before continuing with the topics in the second portion of the text.
MARGIN NOTES: Helpful Hints, Study Tips, and Calculator Close-Ups are provided throughout the text to reinforce concepts and promote good study skills.
EXERCISES: The exercise sets follow the same order as the textual material and contain exercises that are keyed to examples, as well as numerous exercises that are not keyed to examples. Many exercises are based on real data and embody contemporary themes; these exercises reveal how mathematics applies to our daily lives.
About the Author:
Mark Dugopolski was born and raised in Menominee, Michigan. He received a degree in mathematics education from Michigan State University and then taught high school mathematics in the Chicago area. While teaching high school, he received a master's degree in mathematics from Northern Illinois University. He then entered a doctoral program in mathematics at the University of Illinois in Champaign, where he earned his doctorate in topology in 1977. He was then appointed to the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he now holds the position of professor of mathematics. He has taught high school and college mathematics for over 30 years. He is a member of the MAA, the AMS, and the AMATYC. He has written many articles and mathematics textbooks. He has a wife and two daughters. When he is not working, he enjoys hiking, bicycling, jogging, tennis, fishing, and motorcycling.
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