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0321927362 / 9780321927361 Elementary & Intermediate Alg for College Students Media Update Plus NEW MyMathLab with eText -Access Card Package
Package consists of:
0321431308 / 9780321431301 MyMathLab -- Glue-in Access Card
0321654064 / 9780321654069 MyMathLab Inside Star Sticker
0321927346 / 9780321927347 Elementary & Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Media Update
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NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to ensure you
select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products, you may also need a
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For courses in Beginning & Intermediate Algebra
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Understanding Algebra Through many successful editions, the Angel team has developed a text that students can read, understand, and enjoy. They ve done this by pairing clear explanations (in short sentences ) with detailed examples and thorough exercise sets. This Media Update to the 4th edition of Elementary & Intermediate Algebra provides the same great pedagogy from the Angel team, but with expanded and updated resources to give your students even more tools to understand algebra.
This program provides a better teaching and learning experience for you and your students. Here s how:
- MyMathLab improves results with a new video lecture series and a new downloadable Student Workbook that can be packaged with the text and/or the MyMathLab code.
- Carefully crafted exercise sets give students the practice they need to build understanding.
- Clear, visual presentation gives students content in a readable, easy-to-understand format.
Personalize learning with MyMathLab MyMathLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and engage with media resources to help them absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.
0321927362 / 9780321927361 Elementary & Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Media Update, 4/e
Package consists of:
- 0321431308 - MyMathLab -- Glue-in Access Card
- 0321654064 - MyMathLab Inside Star Sticker
- 0321927346 - Elementary & Intermediate Algebra
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KEY BENEFIT Through many successful editions, the
Angel team has developed a text that students can read, understand, and enjoy. They've done this by pairing clear explanations (in short sentences ) with detailed examples and thorough exercise sets. This Media Update to the 4th edition of
Elementary & Intermediate Algebra provides the same great pedagogy from the Angel team, but with expanded and updated resources to give your students even more tools to understand algebra.
KEY TOPICS Real Numbers; Study Skills for Success in Mathematics; Problem Solving; Fractions; The Real Number System; Inequalities; Addition of Real Numbers; Subtraction of Real Numbers; Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers; Exponents, Parentheses, and the Order of Operations; Properties of the Real Number System;
Solving Linear Equations; Combining Like Terms; The Addition Property of Equality; The Multiplication Property of Equality; Solving Linear Equations with a Variable on Only One Side of the Equation; Solving Linear Equations with the Variable on Both Sides of the Equation; Formulas; Ratios and Proportions;
Applications of Algebra; Changing Application Problems into Equations; Solving Application Problems; Geometric Problems; Motion, Money, and Mixture Problems;
Graphing Linear Equations; The Cartesian Coordinate System and Linear Equations in Two Variables; Graphing Linear Equations; Slope of a Line; Slope-Intercept and Point-Slope Forms of a Linear Equation;
Exponents and Polynomials; Exponents; Negative Exponents; Scientific Notation; Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials; Multiplication of Polynomials; Division of Polynomials;
Factoring; Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial; Factoring by Grouping; Factoring Trinomials of the Form
ax +
bx +
c,
a =; Factoring Trinomials of the Form
ax +
bx +
c,
a; Special Factoring Formulas and a General Review of Factoring; Solving Quadratic Equations Using Factoring; Applications of Quadratic Equations;
Rational Expressions and Equations; Simplifying Rational Expressions; Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions; Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions with a Common Denominator and Finding the Least Common Denominator; Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions; Complex Fractions; Solving Rational Equations; Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving; Variation;
Functions and Their Graphs; More on Graphs; Functions; Linear Functions; Slope, Modeling, and Linear Relationships; The Algebra of Functions;
Systems of Linear Equations; Solving Systems of Equations Graphically; Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution; Solving Systems of Equations by the Addition Method; Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables; Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving; Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices; Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer's Rule;
Inequalities in One and Two Variables; Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable; Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute Values; Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables and Systems of Linear Inequalities;
Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers; Roots and Radicals; Rational Exponents; Simplifying Radicals; Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals; Dividing Radicals; Solving Radical Equations; Complex Numbers;
Quadratic Functions; Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square; Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula; Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving; Factoring Expressions and Solving Equations That Are Quadratic in Form; Graphing Quadratic Functions; Quadratic and Other Inequalities in One Variable;
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Composite and Inverse Functions; Exponential Functions; Logarithmic Functions; Properties of Logarithms; Common Logarithms; Exponential and Logarithmic Equations; Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions;
Conic Sections; The Parabola and the Circle; The Ellipse; The Hyperbola; Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their Applications;
Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem; Sequences and Series; Arithmetic Sequences and Series; Geometric Sequences and Series; The Binomial Theorem
MARKET For anyone interested in Beginning & Intermediate Algebra.
0321927362 / 9780321927361
Elementary & Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Media Update, 4/e Package consists of:
- 0321431308 MyMathLab -- Glue-in Access Card
- 0321654064 - MyMathLab Inside Star Sticker
- 0321927346 - Elementary & Intermediate Algebra
About the Author
Allen R. Angel received his AAS in Electrical Technology from New York City Community College. He then received his BS in Physics and his MS in Mathematics from SUNY at New Paltz, and he took additional graduate work at Rutgers University. He is Professor Emeritus at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York where he served for many years as the chair of the Mathematics Department. He also served as the Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation Summer Institutes at Rutgers University from 1967—73. He served as the President of the New York State Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (NYSMATYC) and the Northeast Vice President of the American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). He is the recipient of many awards including a number of NISOD Excellence in Teaching Awards, NYSMATYC's Outstanding Contributions to Mathematics Education Award, and AMATYC's President Award. Allen enjoy tennis, worldwide travel, and visiting with his children and granddaughter.
Dennis Runde received his BS and MS in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and Milwaukee, respectively. He has a PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of South Florida. He has been teaching for twenty years at State College of Florida, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties and for ten years at Saint Stephen's Episcopal School. Besides coaching little league baseball, his other interests include history, politics, fishing, canoeing, and cooking. He and his wife Kristin stay busy keeping up with their three sons—Alex, Nick, and Max.