Basic College Mathematics (4th Edition) - Softcover

Martin-Gay, Elayn El

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321649400 ISBN 13: 9780321649409

Publisher: Pearson, 2010

Synopsis

Elayn Martin-Gay firmly believes that every student can succeed, and her developmental math textbooks and video resources are motivated by this belief. Basic College Mathematics, Fourth Edition was written to help readers effectively make the transition from arithmetic to algebra. The new edition offers new resources like the Student Organizer and now includes Student Resources in the back of the book to help students on their quest for success.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Real-life applications— unparalleled in terms of quantity, quality, degree of integration, nontrivial use of real data, variety of fields, and level of interest, and many based on real data from a variety of fields— highlight the relevance of math to various careers. The Whole Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing Fraction, Adding and Subtracting Fractions, Decimals, Ratio and Proportion, Percent, Statistics and Probability, Measurement, Geometry, The Real Numbers, Introduction to Algebra. Includes approximately 550 worked examples, and 4000 exercises. For a variety of business, science, math, and technology careers.

About the Author:

Elayn Martin-Gay has taught mathematics at the University of New Orleans for more than 25 years. Her numerous teaching awards include the local University Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding Developmental Educator at University of New Orleans, presented by the Louisiana Association of Developmental Educators.

 

Prior to writing textbooks, Elayn Martin-Gay developed an acclaimed series of lecture videos to support developmental mathematics students. These highly successful videos originally served as the foundation materials for her texts. Today, the videos are specific to each book in her series. She has also created Chapter Test Prep Videos to help students during their most “teachable moment”—as they prepare for a test—along with Instructor-to-Instructor videos that provide teaching tips, hints, and suggestions for every developmental mathematics course, including basic mathematics, prealgebra, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra.

 

Elayn is the author of 12 published textbooks and numerous multimedia interactive products, all specializing in developmental mathematics courses. She has participated as an author across a broad range of educational materials: textbooks, videos, tutorial software, and courseware. This offers an opportunity for multiple combinations for an integrated teaching and learning package, offering great consistency for the student.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0321649400
• ISBN 13: 9780321649409
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 912