The Dugopolski Precalculus series for 1999 is technology optional. With this approach, teachers will be able to choose to offer either a strong technology-oriented course, or a course that does not make use of technology. For departments requiring both options, this text provides the advantage of flexibility. College Algebra and Trigonometry is designed for students who are pursuing further study in mathematics, but is equally appropriate for those who are not. For those students who will study additional mathematics, this text will provide the skills, understanding, and insights necessary for success in future courses. For those students who will not pursue further mathematics, the extensive emphasis on applications and modeling will demonstrate the usefulness and applicability of mathematics in the world today. Additionally, the focus on problem solving that is a hallmark of this text provides numerous opportunities for students to reason and think their way through problem situations. The mathematics presented here is interesting, useful, and worth studying. One of the author's principal goals in writing this text was to get students to feel the same way.
"The text is suitable for a typical introductory algebra course, and was developed to be used flexibly.
Featuring worked out-solutions to the problems in COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH, 2nd Edition, this manual shows you how to approach and solve problems using the same step-by-step explanations found in your ...
The Precalculus series is a carefully constructed end to that bridge that uses the highly effective pedagogical features from her fastest growing developmental math series.
The text also includes technology features to accommodate courses that allow the option of using graphing calculators. The authors' proven Aufmann Interactive Method allows students to try a skill as it is presented in example form.
College Algebra and Trigonometry: Basics Through Precalculus
This supplement is available for sale to the student, and includes detailed solutions to all odd-numbered problems and most review exercises.
Study Guide for College Algebra and Trigonometry is a supplement material to the basic text, College Algebra and Trigonometry.
Fundamentals of College Algebra with Trigonometry
This text is split into two sections and presents thorough reviews of elementary algebra and trigonometry. The text begins with a review of elementary algebra.
The text also includes technology features to accommodate courses that allow the option of using graphing calculators. The authors' proven Aufmann Interactive Method allows students to try a skill as it is presented in example form.