MyNotes Worksheets with Integrated Review for Essentials of College Algebra

Description

Supports all classroom types – a complete suite of instructional materials includes updates to MyLab Math and MathXL^®.

• Cumulative Review Tests test students on synthesizing and maintaining concepts. Cumulative Review assignments follow each chapter test in the homework and test manager, and consist of 30 problems each.

• The video program helps students study anytime, anywhere.

• Quick Reviews cover key definitions and procedures from each section.

• Example Solutions walk students through the detailed solution process for every example in the textbook.

• The note-taking guides organize students in the classroom and while working independently.

• MyNotes, from co-author Callie Daniels, provide structure for students working independently to use while they read the textbook or watch the MyLab Math videos.

• MyClassroomExamples offer structure for notes taken during lecture, and align with the Classroom Examples found in the Annotated Instructor’s Edition.

Both MyNotes and Classroom Examples are available in MyLab Math and can be customized by the instructor.

Supports learning concepts – a systematic approach engages students in the learning process.

• The variety of exercise types promotes conceptual understanding and reduces rote memorization.

• Pointers in the examples provide on-the-spot reminders and warnings about common pitfalls. Examples now offer additional side comments where appropriate in the step-by-step solutions, and there are more section references to previously covered material.

• Now Try exercises conclude every example with a reference to one or more parallel, odd-numbered exercises from the corresponding exercise set. Students are able to immediately apply and reinforce the concepts and skills presented in the examples, while actively engaged in the learning process.

• Connections boxes provide connections to the real world or to other mathematical concepts, historical backgrounds, and thought-provoking questions for writing, class discussion, or group work.

Supports review and test preparation – ample opportunities for review appear throughout and at the end of chapters.

• Cumulative Review Tests students on synthesizing and maintaining concepts. Cumulative assignments follow each chapter test, allowing students to practice and prepare for their exams.

• Quizzes appear periodically throughout the chapter for students to check their progress.

• Summary Exercises offer mixed review, requiring students to decide which methods covered in the chapter should apply to a particular problem. These are assignable in MyLab Math.

• Chapter Reviews and Test Prep conclude every chapter.

New to the 12th Edition

• REVISED! Nearly 700 of the exercises are new or revised.

• NEW! Guided Visualizations enable users to interact with and manipulate figures to bring hard-to-convey math concepts to life. These are assignable in MyLab Math and available to show in-class with accompanying as Exploratory Exercises in the Multimedia Library.

• NEW! Concept Preview Exercises now begin each homework section to ensure students’ understanding of vocabulary and basic concepts, especially for hybrid, online, and flipped courses.  These are also assignable in MyLab Math and Learning Catalytics.

• NEW! Skill Builder offers adaptive practice that is designed to increase students’ ability to complete their assignments. By monitoring student performance on their homework, Skill Builder adapts to each student’s needs and provides just-in-time, in-assignment practice to help them improve their proficiency of key learning objectives.

• NEW! Integrated Review edition available – Essentials of College Algebra with Integrated Review, 12th Edition can be used in co-requisite courses, or simply to help students who enter college algebra without a full understanding of prerequisite skills and concepts.

Marge Lial (late) was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge’s intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, her travel experiences often found their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. Her interest in archeology led to trips to various digs and ruin sites, producing some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.

When John Hornsby enrolled as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University, he was uncertain whether he wanted to study mathematics education or journalism. His ultimate decision was to become a teacher, but after twenty-five years of teaching at the high school and university levels and fifteen years of writing mathematics textbooks, both of his goals have been realized. His love for both teaching and for mathematics is evident in his passion for working with students and fellow teachers as well. His specific professional interests are recreational mathematics, mathematics history, and incorporating graphing calculators into the curriculum. John’s personal life is busy as he devotes time to his family (wife Gwen, and sons Chris, Jack, and Josh). He has been a rabid baseball fan all his life. John’s other hobbies include numismatics (the study of coins) and record collecting. He loves the music of the 1960s and has an extensive collection of the recorded works of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

David Schneider has taught mathematics at universities for over 34 years and has authored 36 books. He has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Oberlin College and a PhD in mathematics from MIT. During most of his professional career, he was on the faculty of the University of Maryland–College Park. His hobbies include travel, dancing, bicycling, and hiking.

Callie Daniels has always had a passion for learning mathematics and brings that passion into the classroom with her students. She attended the University of the Ozarks on an athletic scholarship, playing both basketball and tennis. While there, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Mathematics Education as well as the NAIA Academic All-American Award. She has two master’s degrees: one in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Missouri–Rolla, the second in Adult Education from the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Her hobbies include watching her sons play sports, riding horses, fishing, shooting photographs, and playing guitar. Her professional interests include improving success in the community college mathematics sequence, using technology to enhance students’ understanding of mathematics, and creating materials that support classroom teaching and student understanding.

• Preface
• Resources for Success

1. Review of Basic Concepts
   • R.1 Sets
   • R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties
   • R.3 Polynomials
   • R.4 Factoring Polynomials
   • R.5 Rational Expressions
   • R.6 Rational Exponents
   • R.7 Radical Expressions
2. Equations and Inequalities
   • 1.1 Linear Equations
   • 1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations
   • 1.3 Complex Numbers
   • 1.4 Quadratic Equations
   • 1.5 Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations
   • 1.6 Other Types of Equations and Applications
   • 1.7 Inequalities
   • 1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
   • Test Prep
   • Review Exercises
   • Test
3. Graphs and Functions
   • 2.1 Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs
   • 2.2 Circles
   • 2.3 Functions
   • 2.4 Linear Functions
   • 2.5 Equations of Lines and Linear Models
   • 2.6 Graphs of Basic Functions
   • 2.7 Graphing Techniques
   • 2.8 Function Operations and Composition
   • Test Prep
   • Review Exercises
   • Test
4. Polynomials and Rational Functions
   • 3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
   • 3.2 Synthetic Division
   • 3.3 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
   • 3.4 Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
   • 3.5 Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
   • 3.6 Variation
   • Test Prep
   • Review Exercises
   • Test
5. Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions
   • 4.1 Inverse Functions
   • 4.2 Exponential Functions
   • 4.3 Logarithmic Functions
   • 4.4 Evaluating Logarithms and the Change-of-Base Theorem
   • 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
   • 4.6 Applications and Models of Exponential Growth and Decay
   • Test Prep
   • Review Exercises
   • Test
6. Systems and Matrices
   • 5.1 Systems of Linear Equations
   • 5.2 Matrix Solution of Linear Systems
   • 5.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems
   • 5.4 Partial Fractions
   • 5.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations
   • 5.6 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming
   • 5.7 Properties of Matrices
   • 5.8 Matrix Inverses
   • Test Prep
   • Review Exercises
   • Test

• Guided Visualizations enable users to interact with and manipulate figures to bring hard-to-convey math concepts to life. These are assignable in MyLab™ Math and available to show in-class with accompanying as Exploratory Exercises in the Multimedia Library.

• Concept Preview Exercises now begin each homework section to ensure students’ understanding of vocabulary and basic concepts, especially for hybrid, online, and flipped courses.  These are also assignable in MyLab Math and Learning Catalytics.

• Nearly 700 of the exercises are new or revised.

• Skill Builder offers adaptive practice that is designed to increase students’ ability to complete their assignments. By monitoring student performance on their homework, Skill Builder adapts to each student’s needs and provides just-in-time, in-assignment practice to help them improve their proficiency of key learning objectives.

• Integrated Review edition available — Essentials of College Algebra with Integrated Review, 12th Edition can be used in co-requisite courses, or simply to help students who enter college algebra without a full understanding of prerequisite skills and concepts.

• Integrated Review MyLab courses provide the full suite of supporting resources for the college algebra course, plus additional assignments  and study aids from select intermediate algebra topics for students who will benefit from remediation.

• Assignments for the integrated review content are preassigned in MyLab, making it easier than ever for instructors to create their courses.

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