College Algebra [with SmartCD for Mac]

by Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen

The Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen College Algebra/Precalculus series is designed to be user friendly and to maximize student comprehension. The goal of this series is to emphasize computational skills, ideas, and problem solving rather than mathematical theory. The large number of pedagogical devices employed in this text will guide a student through the course. Integrated throughout the text, the students and instructors will find Explore-Discuss boxes which encourage students to think critically about mathematically concepts. In each section, the worked examples are followed by matched problems that reinforce the concept being taught. In addition, the text contains an abundance of exercises and applications that will convince students that math is useful. A Smart CD is packaged with the seventh edition of the book. This CD tutorial reinforces important concepts, and provides students with extra practice problems.

736 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1976

Reviews

[Duffy Pratt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly really simple stuff, with the addition of brief introductions to linear algebra, probability and series, and conics. The approach was easy to follow, but at the expense of not including proofs for almost anything that has any complexity to it. It's hard for me to believe that this is really college level stuff.