List of Appendix (Appendices)
Appendix A: Basic Algebra Review
Self-Test on Basic Algebra
A-1 Algebra and Real Numbers
A-2 Operations on Polynomials
A-3 Factoring Polynomials
A-4 Operations on Rational Expressions
A-5 Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation
A-6 Rational Exponents and Radicals
A-7 Quadratic Equations
Appendix B: Special Topics
B-1 Sequences, Series, and Summation Notation
B-2 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
B-3 Binomial Theorem
Appendix C: Tables
Table I Area Under the Standard Normal Curve
Table II Basic Geometric Formulas
Features
• 280 worked examples including many with several parts.
1. Examples are annotated and the problem-solving steps are clearly identified. This gives students extra assistance in understanding the solution.
2. Selected examples include steps that are usually performed mentally to provide a “basics refresher” for students who need it. (These steps set off with dashed lines; see page 109, example 4.)
3. A Matched Problem follows each example, providing students with an opportunity to reinforce and test understanding before moving on.
• More than 5,600 carefully selected and graded exercises are designed to help you craft the right assignments for students.
1. A, B, and C levels of exercises to make it easy to appropriately challenge your students.
2. Paired exercises of the same type and difficulty level (consecutive odd and even) allow you control over student use of answers (odd answers at the back of the text).
3. Ample and up-to-date applications illustrate the relevance of mathematics and give students opportunities to create and interpret mathematical models.
4. Optional graphing-utility and spreadsheet examples and exercises are clearly identified by an icon. These provide a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and allow students to solve problems that are not feasible to solve by hand.
• Explore & Discuss problems in every section encourage students to think about a relationship or process before a result is stated or to investigate additional consequences of a development in the text. These problems can help students of all levels gain better insight into the mathematical concepts and are effective in both small and large classroom settings.
• Conceptual Insight boxes, appearing in nearly every section, make explicit connections to previously learned concepts, helping students place this new information in context.
• An Algebra Diagnostic Test prior to Chapter 1 helps students assess their prerequisite skills, while the Basic Algebra Review in Appendix A (referenced in the answers to the Algebra Diagnostic Test) provides students with the content they need to remediate those skills.
• Chapter Reviews include exercises at the A, B, and C levels as well as thorough end-of-chapter summaries keyed by page number to worked examples within the chapter.
• Topic selection, coverage, and organization reflect the course outlines and catalogs of many major colleges and universities. This text takes into account the way the course is typically taught and gives students the essential mathematical skills needed to effectively pursue courses of study in business and economics.
1. A Library of Elementary Functions (Chapters 1 & 2) provides optional material that can be covered in its entirety or referred to as needed. These chapters encourage students to view mathematical ideas and processes graphically, numerically, and algebraically.
2. Emphasis on the construction of mathematical models, especially in linear systems and linear programming, gives students critical tools for solving application problems.
3. Technology coverage is optional, but brief discussions on using graphing calculators and spreadsheets are included where appropriate.
• Mini-Lectures are included for most sections from the text and provide additional classroom examples, a summary of suggested learning objectives to cover, and teaching notes for the material. These mini-lectures are ideal for instructors who do not teach this course frequently, or just need some additional guidance or resources. Mini-lectures are available for download from the Instructor Resource Center as well as within MyMathLab®.
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