Pathways to College Mathematics Plus MyLab Math with Pearson eText -- 24 Month Access Card Package

by Blitzer, Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780135492529
• ISBN10: 0135492521
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2019-05-02
• Publisher: Pearson

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A one-semester, non-STEM path focused alternative to the traditional two-semester, Intro & Intermediate developmental algebra sequence. Students should be prepared to move from this course into a non-STEM track credit-level course, such as Liberal Arts Math or Statistics, or Intermediate Algebra. 

This package includes MyLab Math.

Provides tools to stay engaged and succeed in the course

In a relatable and distinctive voice, Bob Blitzer motivates students of diverse backgrounds and majors by engaging them through compelling, real-world applications of the math. Pathways to College Mathematics is a general survey of topics that prepares students for a variety of college math courses — primarily liberal arts mathematics, quantitative reasoning, statistics, finite mathematics, and mathematics for education majors. The content does go deep enough to also prepare students for Intermediate Algebra or College Algebra, if an instructor chooses to cover this material. 

The text and MyLab Math course give students going on to a non-STEM, college-level course a one-semester alternative to the traditional two-semester algebra course. It’s intended to accelerate non-STEM students through their developmental sequence, but can also prepare students for intermediate algebra if they intend to follow a STEM pathway. 

A goal of the 2nd Edition is to encourage students to use their textbooks and MyLab Math materials, which are essential components to understanding concepts and course success. At the start, Blitzer outlinesthree clear steps to success – Read the Book or eBook, Work the Problems, and Review for Quizzes and Tests. Each includes a wealth of learning tools. For students’ convenience, the book is available in paperback, loose-leaf, or eText format, and in MyLab Math and through other sources.

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Author Biography

Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob is energized by teaching mathematics and has taught a variety of mathematics courses at Miami-Dade College for nearly 30 years. He has received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College, and was among the first group of recipients at Miami-Dade College for an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. Bob has written Developmental Mathematics: Prealgebra, Introductory & Intermediate Algebra All in One; Pathways to College Mathematics; Introductory Algebra for College Students; Intermediate Algebra for College Students; Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students; Algebra for College Students; Thinking Mathematically; College Algebra; Algebra and Trigonometry; Precalculus; and Trigonometry – all published by Pearson.

Table of Contents

Preface

Supplement List

Acknowledgements

To the Student

About the Author

P. Prealgebra Pathways

P.1 Whole Numbers

P.2 Fractions and Mixed Numbers

P.3 Simplifying Fractions; Operations with Fractions

P.4 Decimals

Mid-Chapter Check Point

P.5 Operations with Decimals

P.6 Fractions and Decimals

P.7 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions

Chapter P Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter P Test

1. Numerical Pathways

1.1 Sets, Venn Diagrams, and Set Operations

1.2 The Integers; Order of Operations

1.3 The Rational Numbers

1.4 The Irrational Numbers

Mid-Chapter Check Point

1.5 Real Numbers and their Properties

1.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation

1.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

Chapter 1 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 1 Test

2. Algebraic Pathways: Equations and Inequalities

2.1 Algebraic Expression and Formulas

2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable

2.3 Applications of Linear Equalities

Mid-Chapter Check Point

2.4 Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

2.5 Modeling Using Variation

2.6 Linear Equalities in One Variable

Chapter 2 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 2 Test

3. Algebraic Pathways: Graphs, Functions, Linear Functions, and Linear Systems

3.1 Graphing and Functions

3.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs

3.3 The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line; Scatter Plots and Regression Lines

Mid-Chapter Check Point

3.4 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

3.5 Linear Equalities in Two Variables

Chapter 3 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 3 Test

4. Algebraic Pathways: Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, and Quadratic Functions

4.1 Operations with Polynomials; Polynomial Functions

4.2 Factoring Polynomials

Mid-Chapter Check Point

4.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

4.4 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property and the Quadratic Formula

4.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs

Chapter 4 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 4 Test

5. Geometric Pathways: Measurement

5.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System

5.2 Measuring Area and Volume

Mid-Chapter Check Point

5.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature

Chapter 5 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 5 Test

6. Geometric Pathways

6.1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles

6.2 Triangles

6.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations

Mid-Chapter Check Point

6.4 Area and Circumference

6.5 Volume

6.6 A STEM Application: Right Triangle Trigonometry

Chapter 6 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 6 Test

7. Pathways to Probability: Counting Methods and Probability Theory

7.1 The Fundamental Counting Principle

7.2 Permutations

7.3 Combinations

7.4 Fundamentals of Probability

Mid-Chapter Check Point

7.5 Probability with the Fundamental Counting Principle, Permutations, and Combinations

7.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds

7.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability

Chapter 7 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 7 Test

8. Statistical Pathways

8.1 Sampling, Frequency Distributions, and Graphs

8.2 Measures of Central Tendency

Mid-Chapter Check Point

8.3 Measures of Dispersion

8.4 The Normal Distribution

Chapter 8 Summary

Review Exercises

Chapter 8 Test

Answers to Selected Exercises 

Subject Index 

Index of Applications