Covering the traditional topics for college algebra, this text places emphasis on topics that are valuable to other courses or applications. It de-emphasizes the more manipulative skills in favour of visualization, graphing, data analysis, and modelling of problems from the physical world.
Key Benefit: This first in a series of three texts covers the traditional topical menu of College Algebra with a unique emphasis on topics that are valuable to other courses or other applications, especially those that can be explored and illustrated on a graphics calculator. It de-emphasizes the more manipulative skills in favor of visualization, graphing, data analysis, and modeling of problems from the physical world.