College Algebra

Roy David Gustafson

ISBN 10: 0534404103 ISBN 13: 9780534404109

Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004

Synopsis

college algebra

About this title

About the Author

R. David Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and has also taught extensively at Rockford College and Beloit College. He is coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks, including Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes' COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Gustafson/Karr/Massey's BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, and the Tussy/Gustafson and Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig developmental mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He has been very active in AMATYC as a Midwest Vice-president and has been President of IMACC, AMATYC's Illinois affiliate. He earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University.

Peter D. Frisk, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College, earned both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in mathematics from University of Illinois. He is the coauthor of several best-selling math texts including BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, and COLLEGE ALGEBRA. He has been the recipient of the Rock Valley Teacher of the Year award.

Review

"The level of rigor is excellent in the text. It is appropriate for the way I teach the course. I can choose problems for students depending on the class's needs and backgrounds."

"The greatest strength of this book is its detailed coverage of the material, in a tone and style that is understandable and easy to follow for students."

"The exercises are one of the greatest strengths of this book. They are complete, balanced, thorough, reflective of the text material, and appropriately challenging with the 'discovery and writing' sections. I also like the skills maintenance 'review' problems given throughout."

"With the wide range of exercises and various categories of exercises, there seems to be something for almost everyone!"

"The three greatest strengths of this text are its superb organization, its breadth and application of exercises, and its appropriate level of writing for this level."

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0534404103
• ISBN 13: 9780534404109
• Binding: CD-ROM
• Number of pages: 653