Introductory Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning - Brossura

Messersmith, Sherri; Perez, Lawrence; Feldman, Robert

9780073406268: Introductory Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073406260 ISBN 13: 9780073406268

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2013

Sherri Messersmith’s successful hardcover franchise is expanded with the new softcover P.O.W.E.R. series. The conversational writing style, practical applications, innovative student resources and student friendly walk through of examples that users of the hard cover books noted and appreciated are also found in the pages of the P.O.W.E.R. series.

The P.O.W.E.R. Framework

What makes P.O.W.E.R. a unique tool for the classroom? A major challenge in developmental courses is that students at this level struggle with basic study skills and habits. Maybe this is one of their first college courses or perhaps they are adults returning to school after a long absence. Either way, many of the individuals taking this course don’t know how to be good students. Instructors often don’t have the time, the resources or the expertise to teach success skills AND the math concepts. The new team of Messersmith, Perez and Feldman offer a scientifically based approach to meet this challenge. The P.O.W.E.R. Learning Framework was developed by successful author, psychologist, student success instructor and researcher, Bob Feldman. It is a method of accomplishing any task using five simple and consistent steps. Prepare. Organize. Work. Evaluate. Rethink. This framework is integrated at every level of the text to help students successfully learn math concepts while at the same time developing habits that will serve them well throughout their college careers and in their daily lives.

The Math

Mastering Concepts--With the textbook and Connect Math hosted by ALEKS, students can practice and master their understanding of algebraic concepts.Messersmith is rigorous enough to prepare students for the next level yet easy to read and understand. The exposition is written as if a professor is teaching in a lecture to be more accessible to students. The language is mathematically sound yet easy enough for students to understand.

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L'autore:

Sherri Messersmith has been teaching at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, since 1994. She has over 25 years of experience teaching many different courses from developmental mathematics through calculus. She earned a bachelor of science degree in the teaching of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and went on to teach at the high level for two years. Sherri returned to UIUC and earned a master of science in applied mathematics and stayed on at the university to teach and coordinate large sections of undergraduate math courses. Sherri has authored several textbook, and she has also appeared in videos accompanying several McGraw-Hill texts. Sherri lives outside of Chicago with her husband, Phil, and their daughters, Alex and Cailen. In her precious free time, she likes to read, play the guitar, and travel -- the manuscripts for this and her previous books have accompanied her from Spain to Greece and many points in between.

Bob Feldman still remembers those moments of being overwhelmed when he started college at Wesleyan University. I wondered whether I was up to the challenges that faced me, he recalls, andalthough I never would have admitted it at the timeI really had no idea what it took to be successful at college.

That experience, along with his encounters with many students during his own teaching career, led to a life-long interest in helping students navigate the critical transition that they face at the start of their own college careers. Professor Feldman, who went on to receive a doctorate in psychology from the University of WisconsinMadison, is now Deputy Chancellor and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is founding director of POWER Up for Student Success, the first-year experience course for incoming students.

Professor Feldmans proudest professional accomplishment is winning the College Outstanding Teaching Award at UMass. He also has been named a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and was Senior Online Instruction Fellow. He has taught courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Feldman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award and has written over 200 scientific articles, book chapters, and books. His books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, and Chinese, include Improving the First Year of College: Research and Practice; Understanding Psychology, 12/e; and Development Across the Life Span, 7/e. His research interests encompass the study of honesty and truthfulness in everyday life, development of nonverbal behavior in children, and the social psychology of education. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.

With the last of his three children completing college, Professor Feldman occupies his spare time with pretty decent cooking and earnest, but admittedly unpolished, piano playing. He also loves to travel. He lives with his wife, who is an educational psychologist, in a home overlooking the Holyoke mountain range in western Massachusetts.

Contenuti:

Introductory Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning, First Edition

Chapter 1: The Real Number System and Geometry

Study Strategies: The P.O.W.E.R. Framework

Section 1.1Review of Fractions

Section 1.2Exponents and Order of Operations

Section 1.3Geometry Review

Section 1.4Sets of Numbers and Absolute Value

Section 1.5Addition and Subtraction of Real Numbers

Section 1.6Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers

Section 1.7Properties of Real Numbers

Section 1.8Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

emPOWERme: Measuring Your Math Confidence

Chapter 1 Summary

Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 1 Test

Chapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities

Study Strategies: Reading Math (and Other) Textbooks

Section 2.1Solving Linear Equations Part I

Section 2.2Solving Linear Equations Part II

Section 2.3Solving Linear Equations Part III

Section 2.4Applications of Linear Equations

Section 2.5Geometry Applications and Solving Formulas

Section 2.6Ratios and Proportions

Section 2.7Applications of Percents

Section 2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable

emPOWERme: Discover Your Reading Style

Chapter 2 Summary

Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 2 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1�2

Chapter 3: Linear Equations in Two Variables

Study Strategies: Time Management

Section 3.1Introduction to Linear Equations in Two Variables

Section 3.2Graphing by Plotting Points and Finding Intercepts

Section 3.3The Slope of a Line

Section 3.4The Slope-Intercept Form of a Line

Section 3.5Writing an Equation of a Line

emPOWERme: Find Your Time Style

Chapter 3 Summary

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 3 Test

Cumulative Review Chapters 1�3

Chapter 4: Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables

Study Strategies: Taking Notes in Class

Section 4.1Solving Systems by Graphing

Section 4.2Solving Systems by the Substitution Method

Section 4.3Solving Systems by the Elimination Method

vPutting It All Together

Section 4.4Applications of Systems of Two Equations

Section 4.5Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

emPOWERme: Evaluate Your Class Notes

Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 4 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1�4

Chapter 5: Rules of Exponents

Study Strategies: Taking Math Tests

Section 5.1Basic Rules of Exponents

Part A:The Product Rule and Power Rules

Part B:Combining the Rules

Section 5.2Integer Exponents

Part A:Real-Number Bases

Part B:Variable Bases

Section 5.3The Quotient Rule

Putting It All Together

Section 5.4Scientific Notation

emPOWERme: Math Test Preparation Checklist

Chapter 5 Summary

Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 5 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1�5

Chapter 6: Polynomials

Study Strategies: Doing Math Homework

Section 6.1Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

Section 6.2Multiplication of Polynomials

Section 6.3Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial

Section 6.4Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial

emPOWERme: What’s Different About College?

Chapter 6 Summary

Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 6 Test

Cumulative Review Chapters 1�6

Chapter 7: Factoring Polynomials

Study Strategies: Making Academic Choices

Section 7.1The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

Section 7.2Factoring Trinomials of the Form

Section 7.3Factoring Trinomials of the Form (a � 1)

Section 7.4Factoring Special Trinomials and Binomials

Putting It All Together

Section 7.5Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

Section 7.6Applications of Quadratic Equations

emPOWERme: Identify Major Attractions

Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 7 Test

Cumulative Review Chapters 1�7

Chapter 8: Rational Expressions

Study Strategies: Coping with Stress

Section 8.1Simplifying Rational Expressions

Section 8.2Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

Section 8.3Finding the Least Common Denominator

Section 8.4Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Putting It All Together

Section 8.5Simplifying Complex Fractions

Section 8.6Solving Rational Equations

Section 8.7Applications of Rational Equations and Variation

emPOWERme: Determine Your Risk for Stress-Related Illness

Chapter 8 Summary

Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 8 Test

Cumulative Review Chapters 1�8

Chapter 9: Roots and Radicals

Study Strategies: Working with a Study Group

Section 9.1Finding Roots

Section 9.2Simplifying Radicals, the Product and Quotient Rules

Section 9.3Adding and Subtracting Radicals
Section 9.4Combining Operations on Radicals
Section 9.5Dividing Radicals
Section 9.6Solving Radical Equations
emPOWERme: Form a Study Group
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 9 Review
Chapter 9 Test
Cumulative Review for Chapters 1�9
Chapter 10: Quadratic Equations
Study Strategies: Creating Visuals
Section 10.1Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Square Root Property
Section 10.2Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Section 10.3Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
Putting It All Together
Section 10.4Graphs of Quadratic Equations
Section 10.5Introduction to Functions
emPOWERme: What’s Your Learning Style?
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 10 Review
Chapter 10 Test
Cumulative Review for Chapters 1�10
Appendix
Appendix A.1Decimals
Appendix A.2Percents
Appendix A.3Factoring the Sum and Difference of Two Cubes