Precalculus: Concepts in Context (with Graphing Calculator Manual, BCA/iLrn™ Tutorial, and InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Moran/Davis/Murphy's text implements a modern approach to teaching precalculus by heavily emphasizing contexts in which mathematics can be used to solve real-world problems, and through active involvement of the student in the learning process. Students are asked to answer questions and discover ideas throughout the body of the text, and to explore mathematical concepts in group lab projects. It employs a lively, fun writing style to communicate concepts to students in a way that can be easily understood. Graphing utilities are thoroughly integrated into the text, and their use is required. Users and reviewers have given this text high acclaim for its fresh applications, projects, and wonderful use of the discovery approach.

Judith Flagg Moran is the director of the mathematics help center at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. She has conducted NSF-funded workshops together with colleagues at the University of Hartford to promote the use of technology and collaborative learning. She is an active member of the American Mathematical Society (AMS), the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), and the Association of Women in Mathematics.

Marsha Davis currently teaches at Eastern Connecticut State University, and has been involved in mathematics education reform for over 20 years. Specializing in the use of technology in the mathematics and statistics classroom, she is one of the core contributing writers on the ARISE project, a NSF-funded comprehensive secondary curriculum development project. She has been an invited speaker at numerous national conferences, including AMATYC, ICTCM, SIAM, ASA, and AMA, and will be speaking at the January '03 MAA/AMS meeting.

Mary Murphy has taught mathematics in high school, in community colleges, and at liberal arts colleges. Currently at Smith College, she teaches a precalculus course tailored to the needs of women of non-traditional age, and participates in programs to enc