EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE, THIS BEST-SELLING INTRODUCTORY TEXT/WORKBOOK FOR ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA IS APPROPRIATE FOR LECTURE COURSES, LEARNING CENTERS, LABS AND SELF-PACED COURSES. WRITTEN IN A CLEAR AND CONCISE STYLE, THIS BOOK OFFERS ALL THE REVIEW, DRILL AND PRACTICE STUDENTS NEED TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN ALGEBRA. IN A LECTURE-FORMAT CLASS, EACH SECTION OF THE BOOK CAN BE DISCUSSED IN A FORTY-FIVE- TO FIFTY-MINUTE CLASS SESSION. IN A SELF-PACED SITUATION, THE "PRACTICE PROBLEMS" IN THE MARGINS THE STUDENT TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE MATERIAL BEFORE WORKING THE PROBLEMS IN THE "PROBLEM SET."
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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.
