Reach every student with MyLab Math with Pearson eText MyLab® empowers you to reach every student. This flexible digital platform combines unrivaled content, online assessments, and customizable features so you can personalize learning and improve results, one student at a time. Learn more about MyLab Math. Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook available within MyLab that lets students read, highlight, and take notes all in one place. If you''re not using MyLab, students can purchase Pearson eText on their own or you can assign it as a course to schedule readings, view student usage analytics, and share your own notes with students. Learn more about Pearson eText. About the book Abundant student supportaids them at every turn - especially at the points that can be the biggest stumbling blocks. Student Practice problems are paired with every example in the text.
The full solutions to each practice problem are in the back of the text, allowing students to check their work as they go. Steps to Success boxes throughout the text remind students of important strategies they should employ to succeed in the class. Instructors can also show these at the start or end of class to encourage students to make use of these strategies, which include topics like understanding why homework is important to learning and setting a schedule for working on assignments. End-of-Section Exercises progress from basic to challenging; each exercise set includes Verbal and Writing Skills and Mixed Practice exercises. A Quick Quiz at the end of each exercise set contains three problems that cover the essential content of that section. This simple assessment tool measures whether students are ready for new material or need further review. A Concept Check question at the end of each Quick Quiz asks students to explain in their own words how and why a method works, forcing them to analyze problems and reflect on the mathematical concepts. All of these are assignable in MyLab Math, and the Concept Check question utilizes the Guided Exercise type.
Classroom Quizzes in the Annotated Instructor''s Edition parallel every Quick Quiz, which allows instructors to quickly assess the understanding of the class at any point in the chapter. End-of-chapter material provides several opportunities for review and reinforcement of key concepts: Chapter Organizers summarize the chapter topics, procedures, and corresponding examples all in one place to simplify chapter review. A You Try It column provides another opportunity for practice. Assessment Check boxes on the "How Am I Doing?" Chapter Test encourage students to check their work. If students need extra help on any test problems, they can watch the Chapter Test Prep Videos, where all test solutions are worked out on video. The Math Coach follows every chapter test and provides helpful hints and coaching on the most difficult concepts and exercise types in that chapter. The authors act as the student''s tutor, guiding them through the trickiest problems. Examples similar to the Math Coach problems have been noted throughout the chapter with side-by-side examples and practice problems that encourage students to try the practice problem on the spot.
Students can have an office-hour experience with the authors when they watch the authors solve these key problem types on the Math Coach Videos. These exercises and videos are all assignable in MyLab Math, including bonus exercises that have been newly added to the MyLab Math course; they utilize the Guided Solution type, which walks students through the steps of the problem. An emphasis on how the math can be used in a practical way helps students to see why they are learning itand how it can be useful later in life. Career Explorations are integrated throughout the text and MyLab Math course, enabling students to personally investigate future career options while helping to answer the common question, "When will I ever use this math in the future?" Each chapter starts with a Career Opportunities feature that puts the math into context and ends with multiple Career Exploration Problems that are also assignable in MyLab Math. Use Math to Save Money gives practical, realistic examples in every chapter of how students can use math to cut costs and spend less. Topics include buying versus leasing a car and creating a personal budget. There are accompanying Use Math to Save Money Animations and exercises available in MyLab Math, making these real-life scenarios assignable to students. REVISED -Examples, applications, and exercises have been updated to include the most current data and real-world contexts.
Reach every student with MyLab with Pearson eText Teach your course your way NEW - An Implementation Guideacts as a course organizer for instructors, with suggestions on how to optimize their use of the MyLab Math course and text. A correspondingImplementation Guide video in MyLab Math, provided by the author team, guides instructors through each supporting element of the program with teaching tips to use them in different modes of learning. NEW - Premade sample video assignments in the MyLab course make it easy for instructors to take advantage of the Guided Learning Videos in the course to enrich students'' understanding of concepts. These sample media assignments include applicable end-of-section exercises for students to work after watching the videos. Deliver trusted content The extensive video programin the MyLab course allows students to find support at any moment - while learning in the eText, while studying for a test, or while reviewing the trickiest topics. Guided Learning Videos in the course cover key concepts from each section in a fresh, engaging format for students. These are now linked from the eText for easy access, and are also available within new prebuilt sample media assignments with paired exercises. Students and instructors will also find complete Section Lecture Videos, objective-level videos that break up the lectures in an easy-to-digest format, Math Coach Videos, and Chapter Test Prep Videos.
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