Preparing for Class Just-in-time review begins all sections to prepare students for the topics ahead. Preparing for This Section lists previously learned concepts that will be useful in the section ahead. Page references are included for easy review. Now Work "Are You Prepared?" problems support the Preparing for This Section feature, allowing students to check that they are ready to proceed to the section ahead or if they need to turn back for further review. These problems appear at the start of each exercise set. Within each section, students get guidance along the way to help them master the material and develop their problem-solving skills. NEW! Desmos © screen captures have been added throughout the text , reflecting that graphing technology expands beyond graphing calculators. Now Work problems -many examples refer to a related problem in the exercise set, which are marked by a yellow pencil icon.
If students get stuck while doing their homework, they can look for the closest Now Work problem and refer back to the related example. Step-by-Step, Annotated Examples contain detailed intermediate steps with additional annotations to help students see specific nuances. Practicing Skills Updated - Retain Your Knowledge problems in the exercise set improve student recall of concepts learned earlier in the course. These exercises are assignable in MyLab Math. Assess Your Understanding appears at the end of every section and contains a variety of problems for students to master the skills they need. "Are You Prepared?" Problems appear at the start of every exercise set and help students determine exactly what they need to review and where to review it. This feature is referenced from the Preparing for This Section feature. Answers appear at the end of the section.
Concepts and Vocabulary questions are fill-in the-blank and true/false items that assess students'' understanding of key definitions and concepts. These have been written to serve as reading quizzes and are now assignable in MyLab Math® and MathXL®. Skill Development problems provide straightforward practice, are organized by difficulty, and are correlated to section examples. Graphical problems use graphs in a variety of ways, supplementing students'' analytical understanding with graphical understanding. Mixed Practice problems offer comprehensive assessment of the skills learned in the section by asking questions that relate to more than one concept or objective. These problems may also require students to utilize skills learned in previous sections, helping them to see how concepts are tied together. Applications and Extensions allow students to apply their skills to real-world problems and to extend concepts learned in the section. DWR - Discussion, Writing, and Research problems - are marked by a special icon and red numbers.
They support class discussion, verbalization of mathematical ideas, and writing and research projects. Reviewing Key Concepts for Exams and Quizzes Author in Action Videos are actual classroom lectures with fully worked out examples presented by Michael Sullivan III. Video assessment questions are available to assign in MyLab Math for key Author in Action videos. Updated- Guided Lecture Notes ask students to complete definitions, procedures, and examples based on the content of the Author in Action videos and book. By directing students into essential material, students can focus and retain the most important concepts. These notes help increase the success of your students in any course structure. Chapter Reviews at the end of each chapter offer a variety of convenient tools for students'' reference and review. Chapter Tests contain about 15-20 problems that can help students prepare for in-class exams.
For additional help, students can watch an instructor work out full solutions on the Chapter Test Prep Video on YouTube(tm), or in MyLab Math. Cumulative Review problem sets appear at the end of every chapter after Chapter 1. They combine problems from previous chapters, providing an ongoing cumulative review. Check out the preface for a complete list of features and what''s new in this edition. Also available with MyLab Math MyLab(tm) Math is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student. Learn more about MyLab Math. Reach every student with MyLab Deliver trusted content: You deserve teaching materials that meet your own high standards for your course.
That''s why we partner with highly respected authors to develop interactive content and course-specific resources that you can trust--and that keep your students engaged. Empower each learner: Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning pinpoints the precise areas where each student needs practice, giving all students the support they need - when and where they need it - to be successful. New - Skill Builder offers adaptive practicethat 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 - Guided Visualizations help students better understand the visual aspects of key concepts in figure format. The figures are included in MyLab Math as both a teaching and an assignable learning tool. Getting Ready material provides just-in-time review, integrated throughout the course as needed to prepare students with prerequisite material to succeed.
From a quick quiz, a personalized, just-in-time review assignment is generated for each student, allowing them to refresh forgotten concepts. With Personalized Homework , students take a quiz or test and receive a subsequent homework assignment that is personalized based on their performance. This way, students can focus on just the topics they have not yet mastered. Teach your course your way: Your course is unique. So whether you''d like to build your own assignments, teach multiple sections, or set prerequisites, MyLab gives you the flexibility to easily create your course to fit your needs. Enhanced Sample Assignments by Michael Sullivan III make course set-up easier by giving instructors a starting point for each section. Each assignment, handpicked by the author to align with this text, includes a thoughtful mix of question types (e.g.
, conceptual, skills, etc.) specific to that topic. Learning Catalytics(tm) helps you generate class discussion, guide your lecture, and promote peer-to-peer learning with real-time analytics. Now available through MyLab Math, Learning Catalytics is an interactive student response tool that uses students'' smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking. Michael Sullivan III has written Learning Catalytics questions to engage students in your course. Improve student results: When you teach with MyLab, student performance improves. That''s why instructors have chosen MyLab for over 20 years, touching the lives of over 50 million students.