Algebra with Trigonometry for College Students (Book & CD-ROM) [Hardcover]

Charles P. McKeague (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534432956 | ISBN-13: 978-0534432959 | Publication Date: December 20, 2001 | Edition: 5

This text, written by best-selling developmental mathematics author Pat McKeague, features a more streamlined review of elementary algebra, allowing for earlier coverage of intermediate topics. An early introduction to graphing presents the foundation for a wide variety of graphing problems throughout the text. Early coverage of functions helps students feel comfortable with the many examples and graphs of functions that occur in later chapters. The first ten chapters of this book cove the topics usually found in a college-level algebra course. The last three chapters cover the essential topics from trigonometry. Optional technology sections and integrated throughout text as a way for students to better understand the material being discussed.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Charles P. "Pat" McKeague earned his B.A. in Mathematics from California State University, Northridge and his M.S. in Mathematics from Brigham Young University. A well-known author and respected educator, he is a full time writer and a part time instructor at Cuesta College. He has published twelve textbooks in mathematics, from basic mathematics to trigonometry. He is very active in the mathematics community and is a popular speaker at regional conferences throughout the year, including the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges, the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Texas Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, the New Mexico Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, and the National Association for Developmental Education, among others. He is a member of the American Mathematics Association for Two-Year Colleges, the Mathematics Association of America, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the California mathematics Council for Community Colleges. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1024 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 5 edition (December 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534432956
• ISBN-13: 978-0534432959
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Charles P. "Pat" McKeague earned his B.A. in Mathematics from California State University, Northridge, and his M.S. in Mathematics from Brigham Young University. A well-known author and respected educator, he is a full-time writer and a part-time instructor at Cuesta College. He has published twelve textbooks in mathematics covering a range of topics from basic mathematics to trigonometry. An active member of the mathematics community, Professor McKeague is a popular speaker at regional conferences, including the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges, the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Texas Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, the New Mexico Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, and the National Association for Developmental Education. He is a member of the American Mathematics Association for Two-Year Colleges, the Mathematics Association of America, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst math book you'll ever see, May 5, 2009

By 

Aaron Anderson (Saint Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Algebra with Trigonometry for College Students (Book & CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

A very common agreement in my math class between students is how awful this book is. The book chooses to lead every section by 5-10 examples with a few sentences explaining what is going on. What the book fails to do for any topic is go into detail the logic and reasoning behind what we're doing. The book uses the idea that all we need to do is see HOW something is done to learn how it'll be done in a way the book doesn't show us. There are a ton of questions for the reviews and tests that were not even close to any of the examples in the books but yet we are supposed to know how to do things in a different way without ever being explained WHY things are how they are.

There are videos that come with the book but don't bother putting them on your computer. It's NOT video, it's one frame every 5-8 seconds while the audio streams so you INSTANTLY become confused when he's writing something on the board and it freezes.. but yet you hear him explaining further steps without ever seeing it on screen. It's not my computer, it's how they set up the cd.

No one in my class likes this book, I've done all my learning from web sites since chapter 2 because the book is absolutely not written by a math instructor.

2.0 out of 5 stars Scammed by the book?, November 5, 2011

By 

S. Salazar "MissSaladbar" (NYC) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Algebra with Trigonometry for College Students (Book & CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

It was bad enough that the accompaning CD was filmed in the stone age, with a tiny amount of information, none that differed from the book, nor with any new information as the guy skips/leaps over the steps. But what was a huge time waster, angered me and left me out to hang was the so-called online resource with "tutors" available during certain times of the day. Well, that site is a mess. Totally unworkable and a lie.I spent hours tying to login in and signup and search (finding only dead end sites). By the time I gave up I was profoundly frustrated and I felt cheated. If that's why the book cost an arm and a leg then we have been deceived.

And thinking about it now, the book's examples are pretty helpful for the easy problems in the chapters but a problem with more complicated situations and the book leaves you again out of help.

What a disgrace.

4.0 out of 5 stars This is one Favorite Book, November 14, 2010

By 

D.F. (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Algebra with Trigonometry for College Students (Book & CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

This book is one of my favorites math book; simple, concise, yet challenging. But I also had a very good professor. I also agree with some review that some examples skip steps, but most are self explanatory(if you know the material). So far the best math book that I've ever read is "Precalculus" by James Stewart. Followed by "Calculus" by Stewart 5e.