Synopsis
This second edition of a mid- to high-level hardcover text designed for a first course in elementary algebra retains its four-color pedagogical system and now offers an early introduction to graphing (Ch. 3) to promote visualization in mathematics. "Real World Connections" open each chapter posing a real-life problem and are revisited and solved after the necessary skills are mastered: connecting mathematics to the real world. Writing exercises entitled "Say It With Words", "Warm Up" problems and group exercises entitled "Team Projects" have all been added. "Graphing Calculator Crossover" boxes provide optional graphing calculator material where appropriate, while "Learning Advantage" boxes offer helpful study hints. Examples include solutions/explanations highlighted in color. Some examples feature "boxed" material indicating steps students may perform mentally after achieving a certain level of proficiency. After presenting specific procedures, "Strategy" boxes explain and summarize the techniques involved, and serve as references students may consult when working on exercise set problems. Exercises have odd-even pairing, are organized in graded levels of difficulty, and in addition to integers, stress fractions and decimals. Problems designed to be solved with a scientific calculator or graphing calculator are denoted.
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