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College Algebra - Hardcover

Larson, Ron

 
9781133963028: College Algebra

Synopsis

This market-leading text continues to provide students and instructors with sound, consistently structured explanations of the mathematical concepts. Designed for a one-term course that prepares students for further study in mathematics, the new ninth edition retains the features that have always made COLLEGE ALGEBRA a complete solution for both students and instructors: interesting applications, pedagogically effective design, and innovative technology combined with an abundance of carefully developed examples and exercises.

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Review

"The geometry and physics applications provide good training for students planning to continue in the upper level math courses; whereas, the day-to-day applications (business, weather, home life, etc.) make the math useful to those students who will not continue beyond College Algebra. There are different levels of rigor as well, which allows an instructor to tailor assignments based on which majors are enrolled in individual sections."

"I like [the Side-by-Side Examples] a lot. I often do this during my lectures so it is nice to see it in a textbook. Some students NEED to see the visual/graphical solution to truly understand the problem and its answer."

About the Author

Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Colorado and is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored over 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson conducts numerous seminars and in-service workshops for math educators around the country about using computer technology as an instructional tool and motivational aid. He is the recipient of the 2014 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS, the 2014 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for PRECALCULUS, the 2012 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, and the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS (a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the Internet). Dr. Larson authors numerous textbooks including the best-selling Calculus series published by Cengage Learning.

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