Understanding Elementary Algebra with Geometry: A Course for College Students - Hardcover

Hirsch, Lewis; Goodman, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534381243 ISBN 13: 9780534381240

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2001

Synopsis

Helping students grasp the "why" of algebra through patient explanations, Hirsch and Goodman gradually build students' confidence without sacrificing rigor. To help students move beyond the "how" of algebra (computational proficiency) to the "why" (conceptual understanding), the authors introduce topics at an elementary level and return to them at increasing levels of complexity. Their gradual introduction of concepts, rules, and definitions through a wealth of illustrative examples-both numerical and algebraic-helps students compare and contrast related ideas and understand the sometimes-subtle distinctions among a wide variety of situations. This author team carefully prepares students to succeed in higher level mathematics.

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"Once we had a group of students who worked their way through the Hirsch/Goodman series, complaints about a gap between developmental and college level mathematics essentially disappeared. Students transitioned much more easily and, now, students who come to college algebra through our sequence succeed at rates higher then students who had no need of remediation."

Synopsis

This undergraduate textbook covers integers, algebraic expressions, first-degree equations and inequalities, rational expressions, graphing straight lines, interpreting graphs and systems of linear equations, exponents and polynomials, factoring, radical expressions, quadratic equations, and geometry. Appendixes review arithmetic, the use of a scie

Edition details

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534381243
• ISBN 13: 9780534381240
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 578