Basic Mathematics (8th Edition) - Softcover

Bittinger, Marvin L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201959585 ISBN 13: 9780201959581

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1998

Synopsis

MathMax: The Bittinger System of Instruction offers a completely integrated package of four-color text, multimedia CD-ROM, interactive tutorial software, and videos to guide students successfully through developmental math with learning objectives keyed to the text, exercises, examples, the Bittinger series' hallmark five-step problem-solving process and current, relevant applications and problems. Basic Mathematics, Eighth Edition, is a significant revision of the seventh edition, especially with respect to design, an all-new art program, pedagogy, and an enhanced supplements package. Its unique approach, which has been developed and refined over many years, is designed to help students both learn and retain mathematical skills. This new edition will continue to help students through the use of color and updated applications. A comprehensive and well-integrated supplements package accompanies the text providing maximum support for instructors and students alike.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Bittinger System for Success, Make it Work for You!

 

Building on its reputation for accurate content and a unified system of instruction, the Tenth Edition of the Bittinger paperback series integrates success-building study tools, innovative pedagogy, and a comprehensive instructional support package with time-tested teaching techniques.

 

 

About the Author

Marvin Bittinger For over thirty-eight years, Professor Marvin L. Bittinger has been teaching math at the university level. Since 1968, he has been employed at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, and is now professor emeritus of mathematics education. Professor Bittinger has authored over 190 publications on topics ranging from basic mathematics to algebra and trigonometry to applied calculus. He received his BA in mathematics from Manchester College and his PhD in mathematics education from Purdue University. Special honors include Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and his election to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. His hobbies include hiking in Utah, baseball, golf, and bowling. Professor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at many mathematics conventions, most recently giving a lecture entitled "Baseball and Mathematics." In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, in particular, apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife Elaine. He has two grown and married sons, Lowell and Chris, and four granddaughters. David Ellenbogen David Ellenbogen has taught math at the college level for twenty-two years, spending most of that time in the Massachusetts and Vermont community college systems, where he has served on both curriculum and developmental math committees. He has also taught at St. Michael's College and The University of Vermont. Professor Ellenbogen has been active in the Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges since 1985, having served on its Developmental Mathematics Committee and as a delegate, and has been a member ofthe Mathematical Association of America since 1979. He has authored dozens of publications on topics ranging from prealgebra to calculus and has delivered lectures at numerous conferences on the use of language in mathematics. Professor Ellenbogen received his BA in mathematics from Bates College and his MA in community college mathematics education from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A co-founder of the Colchester Vermont Recycling Program, Professor Ellenbogen has a deep love for the environment and the outdoors, especially in his home state of Vermont. In his spare time, he enjoys playing keyboard in the band Soularium, volunteering as a community mentor, hiking, biking, and skiing. He has two sons, Monroe and Zack.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0201959585
• ISBN 13: 9780201959581
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 638