Basic Mathematics

For arithmetic courses offered in departments of mathematics and developmental mathematics. The first volume of a three-book series, Basic Mathematics offers students a text that is easy to read and understand. The explanations are carefully written in language that is familiar to the general student population as well as those students for whom English is a second language. Throughout the book, Poole uses real-world applications to stress the subject's relevance and importance to everyday life. Exercises and problem sets are designed to challenge students in today's world.