Intermediate Algebra, Updated Media Edition (with CD-ROM and MathNOW , Enhanced iLrn Math Tutorial, SBC Web Site Printed Access Card) [Hardcover]

Alan S. Tussy (Author), R. David Gustafson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0495188751 | ISBN-13: 978-0495188759 | Publication Date: January 31, 2006 | Edition: 3

Tussy and Gustafson's fundamental goal is to have students read, write, and talk about mathematics through building a conceptual foundation in the language of mathematics. Their text blends instructional approaches that include vocabulary, practice, and well-defined pedagogy, along with an emphasis on reasoning, modeling, communication, and technology skills. With an emphasis on the "language of algebra," they foster students' ability to translate English into mathematical expressions and equations. Tussy and Gustafson make learning easy for students with their five-step problem-solving approach: analyze the problem, form an equation, solve the equation, state the result, and check the solution. In addition, the text's widely acclaimed study sets at the end of every section are tailored to improve students' ability to read, write, and communicate mathematical ideas. The Third Edition of INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA also features a robust suite of online course management, testing, and tutorial resources for instructors and students. This includes iLrn Testing and Tutorial, vMentor live online tutoring, the Interactive Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM with MathCue, a Book Companion Web Site featuring online graphing calculator resources, and The Learning Equation (TLE), powered by iLrn. TLE provides a complete courseware package, featuring a diagnostic tool that gives instructors the capability to create individualized study plans. With TLE, a cohesive, focused study plan can be put together to help each student succeed in math.

Editorial Reviews

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You have done a great job explaining to the students how to read and write mathematically. The writing component helps the student to retain the information and [it will] be helpful to them in a subsequent math course.

I really like these explanatory [author's] notes. They are similar to ones that I like to write on the chalkboard when I am lecturing. This is perhaps my favorite feature of the text. Martin-Gay does have similar explanatory notes, but Tussy/Gustafson has more detail. The authors have done a good job with this. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan Tussy has written nine mathematics books -- a paperback series and a hard cover series. He belongs to the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). He has taught at Citrus College since 1988 in the Mathematics department, educating in many levels of Mathematics from Prealgebra to Differential Equations.

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

Product Details

• Hardcover: 936 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3 edition (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495188751
• ISBN-13: 978-0495188759
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,998,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)