Extend learning beyond the classroom Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook that students can purchase on their own or you can assign for your course. Creating a course allows you to personalize your Pearson eText so students see the connection between their reading and what they learn in class, motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning. Learn more about Pearson eText. Strategies for success Chapter Openers discuss real-world situations that use mathematics from that chapter. Examples and exercises then relate back to the opening scenarios. Try This exercises after every example give students the opportunity to immediately try a problem that is just like the example and to check their work. Solutions to all Try This exercises are in Online Appendix A. Summaries of important concepts are included to help students clarify ideas that have multiple parts.
Function Galleries show families of functions and their graphs, helping students link the visual aspects with the mathematical properties. These appear throughout the text as appropriate and are also gathered together at the end of the text for easy reference. Graphing calculator discussions throughout the text support and enhance algebraic conclusions but are not used to arrive at those conclusions. These are optional and may be skipped, although students who do not use a graphing calculator may still benefit from the graphs and technology discussions. New - All graphing calculator screenshots have been redone using the TI-84 Plus CE. Milestones along the way Updated - Data used in examples, exercises, and chapter openers has been updated to make this text relevant for today''s students. Exercises are arranged by difficulty, from easy to challenging. Exercises that require a graphing calculator are marked with an icon and may be skipped.
For Thought exercises are 10 true/false questions that review the basic concepts in the section, check student understanding before beginning the exercises, and offer opportunities for writing and discussion. Answers are included in the back of the student edition. Hints suggest ways of approaching a problem and give a starting point to solve the application problem. These are given for approximately five application problems in every exercise set. Cumulative review exercises at the end-of-section exercises are designed to keep current the skills learned in previous sections and chapters. These exercises are under the heading "Review." Writing/Discussion and Cooperative Learning exercises deepen students'' understanding by giving them the opportunity to express mathematical ideas in writing and to their classmates during small group or team discussions. Outside the Box problems are designed to get students (and instructors) to do some mathematics just for fun and encourage students to apply creativity to unique problems.
The problems can be used for individual or group work. Answers are given in the Annotated Instructor''s Edition and complete solutions can be found in the Instructor''s Solutions Manual. Linking Concepts are multi-part exercises that require the use of concepts from previous sections to illustrate the links among various ideas. This feature can be found at the end of nearly every exercise set. Answers are given in the Annotated Instructor''s Edition, and full solutions can be found in the Instructor''s Solutions Manual. Tying it all together Chapter review material contains all of the following features to help students review and synthesize the material as they prepare for the road ahead. Highlights contain an overview of all of the concepts presented in the chapter along with brief examples to illustrate the concept. Chapter Review Exercises give students a comprehensive review of the chapter without reference to individual sections in order to prepare them for the chapter test.
Chapter Tests measure students'' readiness for a typical one-hour classroom test. Instructors may also use them as a model for their own end-of-chapter tests. Benefits of creating a Pearson eText course Share highlights and notes with students. Add your personal teaching style to important topics, call out need-to-know information, or clarify difficult concepts directly in the eText. Access reading analytics. Use the dashboard to gain insight into how students are working in their eText to plan more effective instruction in and out of class. Schedule readings. Add due dates so that students know exactly what to read to come to class prepared.
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