Author : Frank Wilson
Publisher : Thomson Brooks/Cole
ISBN 13 : 9781111988289
Total Pages : 1136 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (882 download)
Book Synopsis Precalculus by : Frank Wilson
Download or read book Precalculus written by Frank Wilson and published by Thomson Brooks/Cole. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 1136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new text provides a contemporary approach to college algebra, ideal for the many skeptical or apprehensive students who ask, "When am I ever going to use this?" The key phrase is "Make It Real" since the goal is to make the material relevant and understandable to today's college students. But many books make this claim—so how is PRECALCULUS: A MAKE IT REAL APPROACH, International Edition different? In other texts, which simply wrap real-world situations around problems, the context isn't needed to do the mathematics. Written by skilled and passionate teachers, this text uses real-world data sets and situations to draw out mathematical concepts. Students are immersed in familiar contexts—from golf course ratings to Egyptian pyramids—from which concepts emerge naturally, and then guided in using their understanding of those ideas to make sense of the mathematics. The real-world contexts are not only helpful for understanding procedures—they're necessary. The concept of a function, the use of modeling, and the thorough integration of real-world applications are integral to the text. If there's one new precalculus text crafted to stand up to a "reality check" comparison with your current book, this is it.