The new edition of "Beginning Algebra, 9e, International Edition" welcomes two new co-authors Rosemary Karr and Marilyn Massey who along with David Gustafson have developed a learning plan to help students succeed in Beginning Algebra and transition to the next level in their coursework. The new edition has been thoroughly updated with new pedagogical features and a new interior design that make the text both easier to read and easier to use. Based on their years of experience in developmental education, the new accessible approach builds upon the book's known clear writing and engaging style which teaches students to develop problem-solving skills and strategies that they can use in their everyday lives.
The authors have developed an acute awareness of students' approach to homework and present a learning plan keyed to new Learning Objectives and supported by a comprehensive range of exercise sets that reinforces the material that students have learned setting the stage for their success.The new edition of "Beginning Algebra, International Edition" is an exciting and innovative revision that takes an already successful text and makes it more compelling for today's instructor and student.
Chapter 1 Real Numbers and Their Basic Properties
Chapter 2 Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 3 Graphing; Writing Equations of Lines; Functions; Variation
Chapter 4 Polynomials
Chapter 5 Factoring Polynomials
Chapter 6 Rational Expressions and Equations; Ratio and Proportion
Chapter 7 Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 8 Roots and Radical Expressions
Chapter 9 Quadratic Equations and Graphing Quadratic Functions