About the Author:
Mark Clark graduated from California State University, Long Beach, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Mathematics. A full-time associate professor at Palomar College, since 1996, Mark is committed to teaching using applications and technology to help students understand mathematics in context and communicate results clearly. Intermediate algebra is one of his favorite courses to teach and he continues to teach several sections of this course each year. He is co-author of BEGINNING ALGEBRA: CONNECTING CONCEPTS THROUGH APPLICATIONS, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: CONNECTING CONCEPTS THROUGH APPLICATIONS, and BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: CONNECTING CONCEPTS THROUGH APPLICATIONS published by Cengage. Mark shares his passion for using applications to teach mathematical concepts by delivering workshops and talks to other instructors at local and national conferences.
Review:
"This book has just the right balance of skill and application problems.It does a good job of helping the students throughout the sectionswithout just giving all the answers away."Kate Bella, Instructor, Manchester Community College
"It is easily readable for students, the explanations are clear, and themargin notes are a nice feature that makes the text more reader friendly."Daniel Lopez, Instructor, Brookdale Community College
"I love how the text is centered on real-life situations. Students aregiven a great deal of assistance from the margin notes and well-workedexamples."Brianne Lodholtz, Instructor, Grand Rapids Community College
"The approaches of Concept Investigations and Concept Connectionscaught my attention right away. I believe they will help studentsunderstand concepts better."Xiaomin Wang, Instructor, Rochester Community and Technical College
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