College Algebra and Trigonometry (3rd Edition) [Hardcover]

Mark Dugopolski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0201755254 | ISBN-13: 978-0201755251 | Edition: 3

This text is designed for a variety of students with different mathematical needs. For those students who will take additional mathematics, the text will provide the proper foundation of skills, understanding, and insights necessary for success in further 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. Many of the applied problems in this text are actually real problems that people have had to solve on the job. With an emphasis on problem solving, this text provides students with an excellent opportunity to sharpen their reasoning and thinking skills. With increased critical thinking skills, students will have the confidence they need to tackle whatever future problems they may encounter inside and outside the classroom.This text is technology optional. With this approach, teachers will be able to offer either a 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.

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About the Author

Mark Dugopolski was born in Menominee, Michigan. After receiving a B.S. from Michigan State University, he taught high school for four years, and then went on to receive an M.S. in mathematics from Northern Illinois University. He also received a Ph.D. in the area of topology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and ever since, Mark has been teaching at Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, LA. He has been writing textbooks for about fifteen years. He is married and has two daughters, and enjoys playing tennis, jogging, and riding his bicycle in his spare time. Despite the presence of sailboats both on and in his precalculus textbooks, Mark does not sail-- it's his passion for showing students how mathematics is used in the real world that led him to the world of sailing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 936 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 3 edition (May 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201755254
• ISBN-13: 978-0201755251
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I have used this book for College Classes., September 9, 2006

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David J. Sample (Redlands, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: College Algebra and Trigonometry (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

This book is OK. The graphics are great but the concepts are not layed out in the best possible format. Several times I got confused at what the book was saying and had to take it to my teacher. If you have a good teacher though, this is a great book.

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 1, August 29, 2000

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This review is from: College Algebra and Trigonometry (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

Although there were a few flaws, I gave this book a rating of 4 stars, because it played a key role in helping me to understand College Algebra.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good stuff, August 4, 2006

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Skhan "sk" (Corona, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: College Algebra and Trigonometry (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

Very good condition, and the main thing is i saved $83 thru here as opposed to actually buying it for a lot more at the bookstore. I was able 2 get this in 3 days which was not bad.

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