Beginning and Intermediate Algebra

by James W. Hall

Intended for schools that want a single text covering the standard topics from Beginning and Intermediate Algebra. Topics are organized by using the principles of the AMATYC standards as a guide, giving strong support to teachers using the text. The book's organization and pedagogy are designed to work for students with a variety of learning styles and for teachers with varied experiences and backgrounds. The inclusion of multiple perspectives -- verbal, numerical, algebraic, and graphical -- has proven popular with a broad cross section of students. Use of a graphing calculator is assumed. BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE THE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLISM OF MATHEMATICS is a reform-oriented book.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

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JAMES W. HALL is a retired professor and chair from the mathematics department at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois. He started teaching mathematics in 1969 at Northern Arizona University and also taught at Clayton State College in Georgia prior to joining Parkland College in 1975. From 1989 to 1990 he taught at Dandenong College in Victoria, Australia. He received a B.S. and an M.A. in mathematics from Eastern Illinois University and an Ed.D. from Oklahoma State University. He was Midwest Regional Vice President of AMATYC (American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges) from 1987 to 1989 and Presidentof IMACC (Illinois Mathematics Association of Community Colleges) from 1995 to 1996. In1978 he edited the “Report on Microcomputers in the Classroom” for ICTM (Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics), and from 1991 to 1995 he was chairperson of the editorial review committee for AMATYC. He also is a writing team chair for Beyond Crossroads.