Basic College Mathematics through Applications Plus NEW MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
5th Edition
Published on 1. March 2012
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600 pages
978-0-321-72951-4 (ISBN)
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-- The Akst/Bragg series' success is built around clear and concise writing, a side-by-side "teach by example" approach, and integrated applications throughout that help students achieve a conceptual understanding. The user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs examples and their solutions with corresponding practice exercises. Students understand from the very beginning that doing math is an essential part of learning it. Motivational, real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations.
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-- The Akst/Bragg series' success is built around clear and concise writing, a side-by-side "teach by example" approach, and integrated applications throughout that help students achieve a conceptual understanding. The user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs examples and their solutions with corresponding practice exercises. Students understand from the very beginning that doing math is an essential part of learning it. Motivational, real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations.
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Geoffrey Akst | Sadie Bragg
Basic Mathematics through Applications
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Geoffrey Akst and Sadie Bragg have worked together for many years as professors of mathematics at Borough of Manhattan Community College/City University of New York. They met as graduate students at Teachers College, Columbia University, where they were both working on degrees in the teaching of college mathematics. The emphasis on applications in their texts reflects a concern they share for helping students understand why the topics to be studied are useful. Dr. Akst for years has begun his classes with the payoff question:- Why is this material worth learning? A native New Yorker, he enjoys surfing the Web, listening to good music, and traveling to exciting places. Dr. Bragg, who began her career in math education as a high school geometry teacher, credits her teachers with inspiring her love for mathematics and an appreciation of its utility. A transplanted Virginian, she spends her time with her family and her beautiful grandchildren.
Content
1. Whole Numbers
Pretest
1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers
1.2 Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers
1.3 Multiplying Whole Numbers
1.4 Dividing Whole Numbers
1.5 Exponents, Order of Operations, and Averages
1.6 More on Solving Word Problems
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
2. Fractions
Pretest
2.1 Factors and Prime Numbers
2.2 Introduction to Fractions
2.3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
2.4 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
3. Decimals
Pretest
3.1 Introduction to Decimals
3.2 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
3.3 Multiplying Decimals
3.4 Dividing Decimals
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
4. Basic Algebra: Solving Simple Equations
Pretest
4.1 Introduction to Basic Algebra
4.2 Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
4.3 Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
5. Ratio and Proportion
Pretest
5.1 Introduction to Ratios
5.2 Solving Proportions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
6. Percents
Pretest
6.1 Introduction to Percents
6.2 Solving Percent Problems
6.3 More on Percents
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
7. Signed Numbers
Pretest
7.1 Introduction to Signed Numbers
7.2 Adding Signed Numbers
7.3 Subtracting Signed Numbers
7.4 Multiplying Signed Numbers
7.5 Dividing Signed Numbers
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
8. Basic Statistics
Pretest
8.1 Introduction to Basic Statistics
8.2 Tables and Graphs
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
9. More on Algebra
Pretest
9.1 Solving Equations
9.2 More on Solving Equations
9.3 Using Formulas
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
10. Measurement and Units
Pretest
10.1 U.S. Customary Units
10.2 Metric Units and Metric/U.S. Customary Unit Conversions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
11. Basic Geometry
Pretest
11.1 Introduction to Basic Geometry
11.2 Perimeter and Circumference
11.3 Area
11.4 Volume
11.5 Similar Triangles
11.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
Appendix
Scientific Notation
Answers
Glossary
Index
Pretest
1.1 Introduction to Whole Numbers
1.2 Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers
1.3 Multiplying Whole Numbers
1.4 Dividing Whole Numbers
1.5 Exponents, Order of Operations, and Averages
1.6 More on Solving Word Problems
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
2. Fractions
Pretest
2.1 Factors and Prime Numbers
2.2 Introduction to Fractions
2.3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
2.4 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
3. Decimals
Pretest
3.1 Introduction to Decimals
3.2 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
3.3 Multiplying Decimals
3.4 Dividing Decimals
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
4. Basic Algebra: Solving Simple Equations
Pretest
4.1 Introduction to Basic Algebra
4.2 Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
4.3 Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
5. Ratio and Proportion
Pretest
5.1 Introduction to Ratios
5.2 Solving Proportions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
6. Percents
Pretest
6.1 Introduction to Percents
6.2 Solving Percent Problems
6.3 More on Percents
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
7. Signed Numbers
Pretest
7.1 Introduction to Signed Numbers
7.2 Adding Signed Numbers
7.3 Subtracting Signed Numbers
7.4 Multiplying Signed Numbers
7.5 Dividing Signed Numbers
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
8. Basic Statistics
Pretest
8.1 Introduction to Basic Statistics
8.2 Tables and Graphs
Key Concepts
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
9. More on Algebra
Pretest
9.1 Solving Equations
9.2 More on Solving Equations
9.3 Using Formulas
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
10. Measurement and Units
Pretest
10.1 U.S. Customary Units
10.2 Metric Units and Metric/U.S. Customary Unit Conversions
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
11. Basic Geometry
Pretest
11.1 Introduction to Basic Geometry
11.2 Perimeter and Circumference
11.3 Area
11.4 Volume
11.5 Similar Triangles
11.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
Key Concepts and Skills
Review Exercises
Posttest
Cumulative Review Exercises
Appendix
Scientific Notation
Answers
Glossary
Index