This text bridges the gap between traditional and reform approaches to algebra encouraging students to see mathematics in context. It presents fewer topics in greater depth, prioritizing data analysis as a foundation for mathematical modeling, and emphasizing the verbal, numerical, graphical and symbolic representations of mathematical concepts as well as connecting mathematics to real life situations drawn from the students' majors.
Chapter 1 Data, Functions, and Models
Chapter 2 Linear Functions and Models
Chapter 3 Exponential Functions and Models
Chapter 4 Logarithmic Functions and Exponential Models
Chapter 5 Quadratic Functions and Models
Chapter 6 Power, Polynomial, and Rational Functions
Chapter 7 Systems of Equations and Data in Categories