Essential Mathematics with Geometry [Paperback]

R. David Gustafson (Author), Peter D. Frisk (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0534339964 | ISBN-13: 978-0534339968 | Publication Date: January 11, 1997 | Edition: 3

Authors Gustafson and Frisk present simple arithmetic, geometry, and algebra concepts in a way that vividly shows how the language of numbers plays an integral role in day-to-day life. Because Essential Mathematics with Geometry is more comprehensive than most workbooks and reaches up into the topics of intermediate algebra, it provides the prerequisite background for either a college algebra or a finite mathematics course. Effective in both the classroom and the laboratory, this is one book that contains numerous features that help bring mathematics down to earth.

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About the Author

David Gustafson earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University and now teaches at Rock Valley College. He is the co-author of several other best-selling mathematics texts including BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, and BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH. Gustafson is also the recipient of many professional honors, including Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 746 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3 edition (January 11, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534339964
• ISBN-13: 978-0534339968
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,250,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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R. David Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and has also taught extensively at Rockford College and Beloit College. He is coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks, including Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes, College Algebra, Gustafson/Karr/Massey's Beginning Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Approach, and the Tussy/Gustafson and Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig developmental mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He has been very active in AMATYC as a Midwest Vice-president and has been President of IMACC, AMATYC's Illinois affiliate. He earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University.

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4.0 out of 5 stars good at the high school level, January 9, 2005

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This review is from: Essential Mathematics with Geometry (Paperback)

A good high school text that goes over a broad span of maths. The concepts are covered thoroughly.

Polynomials are covered, with a brief excursion into the problem of factoring these. The coverage of geometry is taken into analytic geometry. With discussions of how to graph linear equations and inequalities, and how to find slopes of lines.

Each chapter contains a problem set at its end. Useful for students willing to devote time to them.

4.0 out of 5 stars It is a mathbook..., September 23, 2011

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This review is from: Essential Mathematics with Geometry (Paperback)

There is nothing astounding about the book itself, it is a mathbook. However, I have learned some new techniques for solving problems that used to give me a fit when I was in high school. Overall, if it is still in circulation next semester, I would recommend it to anyone seeking to teach an entry level math course, that begins where 7th or 8th grade general math ends.