Algebra for College Students - Hardcover

Dugopolski,Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0073309257 ISBN 13: 9780073309255

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2006

Synopsis

Algebra for College Students, 4th Edition, is designed to provide students with the algebra background needed for further college-level mathematics courses. The unifying theme of this text is the development of the skills necessary for solving equations and inequalities, followed by the application of those skills to solving applied problems. This text contains 2 chapters, Polynomial & Rational Functions, and Counting & Probability, in addition to those found in Dugopolski's Intermediate Algebra.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Dugopolski was born and raised in Menominee, Michigan. He received a degree in mathematics education from Michigan State University and then taught high school mathematics in the Chicago area. While teaching high school, he received a master's degree in mathematics from Northern Illinois University. He then entered a doctoral program in mathematics at the University of Illinois in Champaign, where he earned his doctorate in topology in 1977. He was then appointed to the faculty at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he now holds the position of professor of mathematics. He has taught high school and college mathematics for over 30 years. He is a member of the MAA, the AMS, and the AMATYC. He has written many articles and mathematics textbooks. He has a wife and two daughters. When he is not working, he enjoys hiking, bicycling, jogging, tennis, fishing, and motorcycling.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073309257
• ISBN 13: 9780073309255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4