This text places mathematics into a real-world setting. Concepts are developed through the "Rule of Four - Numeric, Analytic, Graphic, and Verbal". Graphing utilities are integrated as a tool while the focus is on the mathematics. Emphasizing problem-solving skills, this book introduces new concepts in the context of physical situations to illustrate how algebra can solve them. It provides analytical, graphical, and numerical approaches to major topics, and includes the use of Polya problem-solving strategies. By frequently identifying Polya strategies used in the exposition, the book offers readers a number of examples of how each stragey can be used effectively. The use of graphing calculators is incorporated where appropriate, as well as discussions of the advantages and limitations of technology.

College Algebra: A View of the World Around Us

Science & Math

Wells, David

Tilson, Lynn

Schmitt, Lynn

Mathematics

Pearson College Div

A text designed to precede a reform or traditional calculus course, featuring a dynamic approach to functions, use of the George Polya problem-solving process, and presentation of concepts numerically, analytically, and graphically. Real physical problems are presented in Mathematical Looking Glass sections on subjects meant to spark student interest, such as the angular velocity of a carnival ride, trigonometry and Halley's comet, and the cooling of dead bodies. Includes worked examples, exercises, chapter review questions, and a basic algebra reference. Exercises ask students to present physical situations as equations or graphs, interpret tables and graphs, and communicate mathematical ideas in writing. Students are encouraged to make their own decisions on whether to use a graphing calculator for a particular problem, and they are aided by an appendix of tips for graphing functions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Precalculus: A View of the World Around Us

PRENTICE/HALL

Forget the perfect game. Forget the World Series rings. Forget the legendary carousing, the barroom brawling, the heavy-metal head-banging, and the endless supply of uncensored, often havoc-wreaking quotes. Forget the feuds with dumb-assed fans, wrong-headed managers and the entire city of Cleveland. Even if Perfect, I'm Not was to blindly (and insanely) ignore all those amazing aspects of David Wells' life as a major leaguer, his story would still bounce off these pages as a wildly entertaining and jaw-droppingly honest look at the game of baseball. Nothing less would be possible. Wells simply isn't wired for spin-doctoring. He has no "delete" button. He pulls no punches. In a sport that's now largely populated by a bland collection of well-dressed, personality-free, cliché -- spouting Stepford jocks, Wells clearly holds the title of "baseball's most beloved bad-ass". From rookie ball amid the beer-soaked, frozen tundra of the Great White North, through Winter Ball amid the easy women and explosive diarrhea of Venezuela, Perfect I'm Not explores Boomer's long, strange, often insane climb through the minors. And from the Siberia of the Blue Jays' bullpen, through intensive training with a brilliant little Yoda known as Sparky Anderson, the book also examines how Boomer grew from a mediocre reliever, into a solid, reliable, hugely successful starter. From there, after tortured dealings with Marge Schott in Cincinatti, and Pat Gillick in Baltimore, the book follows Boomer deep inside the New York Yankees' dugout, right through the teams' fairy-tale seasons of '97 and '98. It stands with David on the mound through his legendary perfect game. It documents his high-profile love affair with the night-life of New York City, and then explores just how devastating it felt to be unceremoniously dumped for Roger Clemens. Perfect I'm Not also follows Boomer through his chronic back pain of 2001, then surgery, rehab, uncertainty, and one pinstriped Christmas miracle, courtesy of Boss Steinbrenner. And though the 2002 season may have enjoyed a less than perfect climax, it nonetheless rounds out the book with a Yankees reunion that kept Boomer smiling from February, right into October.
Perfect I'm Not gives readers an unprecedented, all-access pass to every major league stadium in the country, providing a first-person perspective of life on the diamond, as well as an uncensored, warts-and-all, insider's guide to life inside locker-rooms, hotel rooms, planes, dugouts, buses, bedrooms, restaurants, titty-bars, and more. It's great fun. It's real. It's as close as you're ever gonna get to making the show.

Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball

Biographies & Memoirs

Kreski, Chris

Leaders & Notable People

William Morrow

This is a guy who ... <ul>
<li>Grew up among Hell's Angels, taking their Harleys for solo joyrides at age eleven ...</li> <li>Prepares for every outing by blasting Metallica, AC/DC, and Godsmack at eardrum-bursting levels in the Yankees' locker room ...</li> <li>Regularly tried to coerce attractive women in the stands into lifting up their shirts from the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen ...</li> <li>Endured huge, cortisone-loaded hypodermic shots straight into the spine to avoid missing scheduled pitching starts ...</li> <li>Was the 1998 ALCS MVP and the 2002 ALDS goat ...</li> <li>Has become legendary for his brawling, beer-drenched, no-holds-barred or punches-pulled lifestyle off the mound ...</li> </ul>

It Books

Twenty years after the last summary publication on the region, this volume presents the most complete modern summary of the latest surveys and research on all the birds now found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Over 380 species are described using data derived from field and museum research, as well as previously unpublished or poorly distributed data from local compilers, diaries, and personal records. More than 70 spectacular full-page color plates show almost all of the species covered. This volume also includes a fully referenced bibliography of over 800 sources. An extensive introduction covers aspects of history, biogeography, and ecology of the region's birds, plus the main conservation issues which face them. Key Features * Over 380 species are described in modern handbook format using data derived from field and museum research * The only detailed handbook of the birds of the region; supplies a benchmark synopsis (first in 20 years) of the bird fauna and ornithological research in the Peninsula, much of it published for the first time. * Over 70 color plates * Many species illustrated for the first time * Serves as an introductory text which describes the region and its conservation crisis

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines

History

Wells, David R.

Asia

Princeton University Press

A connection between abstract mathematical concepts and the real world settings is emphasized in this book. It provides analytical, graphical, numerical, and verbal approaches to major topics and includes regular use of graphing utilities where appropriate as well as discussions of the advantages and limitations of technology.

Algebra and Trigonometry: A View of the World Around Us

This text places mathematics into a real-world setting. Provides analytical, graphical, numerical, and verbal approaches to all major topics. Establishes a connection between abstract mathematical concepts and the physical world through sections titled Mathematical Looking Glasses. Foreshadows important calculus concepts linear approximations, average rate of change, parametric equations, and implicit functions. Incorporates the use of graphing utilities where appropriate as well as discussions of the advantages and limitations of technology.

Algebra and Trigonometry: A View of the World Aroung Us : Student Activity Manual

Schmitt-Tilson, Lynn

Reference

Defines and illustrates hundreds of shapes, figures, objects, theorems, patterns, and properties in the field of geometry

Curious and Interesting Geometry, The Penguin Dictionary of

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Penguin??Books

A companion to the same author's "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers" and "Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry", this book covers mathematical and logical puzzles from the Ancient Greeks to the present day.

Curious and Interesting Puzzles, The Penguin Book of

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College Algebra: A View of the World Around Us

Precalculus: A View of the World Around Us

Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball

Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches, and Baseball

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines

College Algebra: A View of the World Around Us

Algebra and Trigonometry: A View of the World Around Us

Algebra and Trigonometry: A View of the World Aroung Us : Student Activity Manual

Curious and Interesting Geometry, The Penguin Dictionary of

Curious and Interesting Puzzles, The Penguin Book of