This text aims to teach students to view questions from various perspectives, analyze problems carefully, reformulate problems in more familiar terms, and recognize that most mathematical problems require significantly more thinking than writing.

College Algebra and Trigonometry

Science & Math

Goodman, Arthur

Hirsch, Lewis

Mathematics

Pearson College Div

These renowned authors have crafted an acutely accurate, pedagogically rich text that is traditional in content, but embraces a unique approach that teaches students to (1) view questions from various perspectives, (2) analyze problems carefully until they are fully understood, (3) reformulate problems in more familiar terms, and (4) recognize that most mathematical problems require significantly more thinking than writing.

College Algebra

This text focuses on understanding concepts rather than on presenting rote procedures, and blends the various topics and applications of contemporary precalculus. Graphical, algebraic and numeric perspectives are provided, offering a broad view of topics.

Precalculus

The text contains the same chapters as Understanding Elementary Algebra, Third Edition, plus an additional chapter on geometry to meet specific state requirements or for those courses requesting additional material on geometry.

Understanding Elementary Algebra with Geometry :

West Group

Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Graphing Approach takes the successful Hirsch/Goodman series into the technology arena. Graphing technology is used as a tool to help promote understanding of concepts or to relieve the tedium of manual calculations. Graphing technology allows students to approach problems from three complimentary perspectives: the algebraic, the numerical, and the graphical (geometric).

Understanding Intermediate Algebra: A Graphing Approach

Understanding Intermediate Algebra, a Text/Workbook

Algebra for college students

West Pub. Co.

A textbook to develop understanding and computational skills with the techniques usually found in a second-level algebra course.

Understanding intermediate algebra

The texts spiral approach helps students learn and retain algebraic concepts. Questions for Thought encourage students to think critically and verbalize their answers in writing. Calculator exercises are integrated into the text. Graphing functions are now covered early (Chs. 4-6), allowing greater understanding of the material that follows and adheres to the NCTM guidelines

Understanding intermediate algebra: A course for college students

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