
Explorations in College Algebra
Wiley (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 19. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
688 pages
978-0-471-46576-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book adopts a problem-solving approach where abstract ideas are motivated by real-world problems. The problems lie on a continuum from practicing algebraic skills to open-ended, non-routine questions. The focus is shifted from learning a set of discrete mathematical rules to exploring how algebra is used in the social, physical, and life sciences. The materials are innovative and reflect the guidelines issued by the various professional mathematics societies including AMATYC, MAA, and NCTM.
More details
Edition
3., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 25.3 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1023 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-46576-8 (9780471465768)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Making Sense of Data and Functions
2. Rate of Change and Linear Functions
* Extended Exploration: Looking for Links between Education and Income
3. When Lines Meet: Linear Systems
4. The Laws of Exponents and Logarithms: Measuring the Universe
5. Growth and Decay: An Introduction to Exponential Functions
6. Logarithmic Links: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
7. Power Functions
8. Quadratics, Polynomials, and Beyond?
* Extended Exploration: The Mathematics of Motion
Appendix: Anthology of Readings
2. Rate of Change and Linear Functions
* Extended Exploration: Looking for Links between Education and Income
3. When Lines Meet: Linear Systems
4. The Laws of Exponents and Logarithms: Measuring the Universe
5. Growth and Decay: An Introduction to Exponential Functions
6. Logarithmic Links: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
7. Power Functions
8. Quadratics, Polynomials, and Beyond?
* Extended Exploration: The Mathematics of Motion
Appendix: Anthology of Readings