Precalculus: Functions and Graphs

Dugopolski, Mark

ISBN 10: 0321791231 ISBN 13: 9780321791238

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

This edition features the exact same content as the traditional book in a convenient, three-hole- punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value―this format costs significantly less than a new textbook.

Dugopolski’s Precalculus: Functions and Graphs, Fourth Edition gives students the essential strategies they need to make the transition to calculus. The author’s emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking is enhanced by the addition of 900 exercises including new vocabulary and cumulative review problems. Students will find carefully placed learning aids and review tools to help them learn the math without getting distracted. Along the way, students see how the algebra connects to their future calculus courses, with tools like Foreshadowing Calculus and Concepts of Calculus.

This package contains:

• Books a la Carte for Precalculus: Functions and Graphs, Fourth Edition

About this title

About the Author

Mark Dugopolski was born in Menominee, Michigan. After receiving a B.S. from Michigan State University, he taught high school for four years, and then went on to receive an M.S. in mathematics from Northern Illinois University. He also received a Ph.D. in the area of topology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Mark has been teaching at Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, LA, ever since. Mark has been writing textbooks for about fifteen years. He is married and has two daughters, and enjoys playing tennis, jogging, and riding his bicycle in his spare time.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321791231
• ISBN 13: 9780321791238
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 968