Essential Mathematics

by Lial, Margaret; Salzman, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780321572707
• ISBN10: 032157270X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-28
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Normal 0 false false false TheLial serieshas helped thousands of students succeed in developmental mathematics through its approachable writing style, supportive pedagogy, varied exercise sets, and complete supplements package. With this new edition, the authors continue to provide students and instructors with the best package for learning and teaching supporta book written with student success as its top priority, now with an emphasis on study skills growth and an expanded instructor supplements package. Whole Numbers; Multiplying and Dividing Fractions; Adding and Subtracting Fractions; Decimals; Ratio and Proportion; Percent; Geometry; Statistics; The Real Number System; Equations, Inequalities, and Applications; Graphs of Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables; Exponents and Polynomials; Factoring and Applications; Rational Expressions and Applications; Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities; Roots and Radicals; Quadratic Equations For all readers interested in basic math and introductory algebra.

Author Biography

Marge Lial was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge's intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, is affiliated with American River College. Marge is an avid reader and traveler. Her travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She is particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites have produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.

 

When John Hornsby enrolled as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University, he was uncertain whether he wanted to study mathematics education or journalism. His ultimate decision was to become a teacher, but after twenty-five years of teaching at the high school and university levels and fifteen years of writing mathematics textbooks, both of his goals have been realized. His love for both teaching and for mathematics is evident in his passion for working with students and fellow teachers as well. His specific professional interests are recreational mathematics, mathematics history, and incorporating graphing calculators into the curriculum. John's personal life is busy as he devotes time to his family (wife Gwen, and sons Chris, Jack, and Josh). He has been a rabid baseball fan all of his life. John's other hobbies include numismatics (the study of coins) and record collecting. He loves the music of the 1960s and has an extensive collection of the recorded works of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

 

A native Midwesterner, Terry McGinnis received her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education with a concentration in Mathematics from Iowa State University. She has taught elementary and middle school mathematics, and developed and implemented the curriculum used with her students. Terry has been involved in college mathematics publishing for over 20 years, working with a variety of authors on textbooks in developmental mathematics and precalculus. After working behind the scenes on many of the Lial/Hornsby textbooks and supplements for over 10 years, Terry joined Margaret Lial and John Hornsby in 2002 as coauthor of their developmental mathematics series that includes Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Introductory and Intermediate Algebra. When not working, Terry enjoys spinning at a local health club, walking, and reading fiction. She is the devoted mother of two sons, Andrew and Tyler.

Table of Contents

Whole Numbers

Reading and Writing Whole Numbers

Study Skills: Your Brain Can Learn Mathematics

Study Skills: Using Your Textbook

Adding Whole Numbers

Subtracting Whole Numbers

Multiplying Whole Numbers

Dividing Whole Numbers

Long Division

Summary Exercises on Whole Numbers

Rounding Whole Numbers

Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations

Study Skills: Taking Lecture Notes

Reading Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs

Solving Application Problems

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Basics of Fractions

Study Skills: Homework: How, Why, When

Mixed Numbers

Factors

Writing a Fraction in Lowest Terms

Study Skills: Using Study Cards

Summary Exercises on Fractions

Multiplying Fractions

Applications of Multiplication

Dividing Fractions

Multiplying and Dividing Mixed Numbers

Study Skills: Using Study Cards

Study Skills: Reviewing a Chapter Study Skills: Preparing for Tests

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions

Study Skills: Managing Your Time

Least Common Multiples

Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

Study Skills: Making a Mind Map

Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

Order Relations and the Order of Operations

Summary Exercises on Fractions

Study Skills: Taking Tests

Decimals

Reading and Writing Decimals

Rounding Decimals

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Multiplying Decimals

Summary Exercises on Decimals

Dividing Decimals

Writing Fractions as Decimals

Study Skills: Analyzing Your Test Results

Ratio and Proportion

Ratios

Rates

Proportions

Solving Proportions

Summary Exercises on Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

Solving Application Problems with Proportions

Percent

Basics of Percent

Percents and Fractions

Using the Percent Proportion and Identifying the Components in a Percent Problem

Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems

Using the Percent Equation Summary Exercises on Percent

Solving Application Problems with Percent

Simple Interest

Compound Interest Study Skills: Preparing for a Final Exam

Appendix: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning

Answers to Selected Exercises

Solutions to Selected Exercises

Index

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