College Algebra (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) - Hardcover

Kaufmann, Jerome E.; Schwitters, Karen L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495554030 ISBN 13: 9780495554035

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2008

Synopsis

Known for a clear and concise exposition, numerous examples, and plentiful problem sets, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen L. Schwitters's COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Seventh Edition, is an easy-to-use book that focuses on building technique and helping students hone their problem-solving skills. The seventh edition focuses on solving equations, inequalities, and problems; and on developing graphing techniques and using the concept of a function. Updated with new application problems and examples throughout, the seventh edition is accompanied by a robust collection of teaching and learning resources, including Enhanced WebAssign, an easy-to-use online homework management system for both instructors and students.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"Straightforward, clear . . . illustrations are helpful and well done. There are lots of problems to choose from and lots of worked examples in each section."

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0495554030
• ISBN 13: 9780495554035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 752