Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach (Textbooks Available with Cengage Youbook)

Master the fundamentals of algebra with Kaufmann and Schwitters' ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, Sixth Edition. Learn from clear and concise explanations, many examples, and numerous problem sets in an easy-to-read format. The book's "Learn, Use and Apply" formula helps you learn a skill, use the skill to solve equations, and then apply it to solve application problems. This simple, straightforward approach helps you understand and apply the key problem-solving skills necessary for success in algebra and beyond. Access to Enhanced WebAssign and the Cengage YouBook is sold separately. To learn more and find value bundles, visit: www.cengagebrain.com and search for ISBN: 0840053142.

Jerome E. Kaufmann received his Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Virginia. Now a retired Professor of Mathematics from Western Illinois University, he has more than 30 years of teaching experience at the high school, two-year, and four-year college levels. He is the author of 45 college mathematics textbooks.

Karen L. Schwitters graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Mathematics. She earned an M.S. Ed. in Professional Secondary Education from Northern Illinois University. Schwitters is currently teaching at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida, where she is very active in multimedia instruction and is involved in planning distance learning courses with multimedia materials. She is an advocate for Enhanced WebAssign and uses it in her classroom. In 1998, she received the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award.