Algebra and Trigonometry Plus Mylab Math with Pearson Etext, Access Card Package (Beecher, Penna, & Bittinger, the College Algebra Series, 5th) - Hardcover

Beecher, Judith; Penna, Judith; Bittinger, Marvin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 032198157X ISBN 13: 9780321981578

Publisher: Pearson, 2015

Synopsis

Beecher, Penna, and Bittinger's Algebra and Trigonometry is known for enabling students to "see the math" through its focus on visualization and early introduction to functions. With the Fifth Edition, the authors continue to innovate by creating and positioning review material to provide a more effective tool for teachers and students.

KEY TOPICS: Graphs, Functions, and Models; More on Functions; Quadratic Functions and Equations; Inequalities; Polynomial Functions and Rational Functions; Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions; The Trigonometric Functions; Trigonometric Identities, Inverse Functions, and Equations; Applications of Trigonometry; Systems of Equations and Matrices; Conic Sections; Sequences, Series, and Combinatorics

MARKET: For all readers interested in Precalculus.

About this title

About the Author

Judy Beecher has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Indiana University and a graduate degree in mathematics from Purdue University. She has taught at both the high school and college levels with many years of developmental math and precalculus teaching experience at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). In addition to her career in textbook publishing, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her grandchildren, and promoting charity projects for a children's camp.

Judy Penna received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Kansas State University and her graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois. Since then, she has taught at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and at Butler University, and continues to focus on writing quality textbooks for undergraduate mathematics students. In her free time she likes to travel, read, knit and spend time with her children.

Marvin Bittinger has been teaching math at the university level for more than thirty-eight years. Since 1968, he has been employed at Indiana University--Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), and is now professor emeritus of mathematics education. Professor Bittinger has authored over 190 publications on topics ranging from basic mathematics to algebra and trigonometry to applied calculus. He received his BA in mathematics from Manchester College and his PhD in mathematics education from Purdue University. Special honors include Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and his election to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. His hobbies include hiking in Utah, baseball, golf, and bowling. Professor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at many mathematics conventions, most recently giving a lecture entitled "Baseball and Mathematics." In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, in particular, apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife Elaine. He has two grown and married sons, Lowell and Chris, and four granddaughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 032198157X
• ISBN 13: 9780321981578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 885