Underst Elem Alg W/Geo 6e - Hardcover

GOODMAN; HIRSCH

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534999727 ISBN 13: 9780534999728

Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2005

Synopsis

Hirsch and Goodman offer a mathematically sound, rigorous text to those instructors who believe students should be challenged. The text prepares students for future study in higher-level courses by gradually building 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 variety of situations. This author team carefully prepares students to succeed in higher-level mathematics.

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"Great problem sets! Rigorous and flexible enough to work with various teaching styles." "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 textbook describes methods for solving equations involving algebraic expressions, illustrates the concepts through examples from the real world, and explains how to work with polynomials, radical expressions, and quadratic equations. The sixth edition adds study group suggestions and 200 exercises. The CD-ROM contains video lessons and practic

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0534999727
• ISBN 13: 9780534999728
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 654