Beginning Algebra (2nd Edition)

4-color hardback text w/complete text-specific instructor and student print/media supplement package * AMATYC/NCTM Standards of Content and Pedagogy integrated in Exercise Sets, Sourced-Data Applications (students are also asked to generate and interpret data), Scientific and Graphing Calculator Explorations Boxes, Mental Math exercises, Conceptual and Writing exercises, geometric concepts, Group Activities, Chapter Highlights, Chapter Reviews, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews 6 step Problem-Solving Approach introduced in Chapter 2 and reinforced throughout the text in applications and exercises helps students tackle a wide range of problems * Early and intuitive introduction to the concept of graphing reinforced with bar charts, line graphs, calculator screens, application illustrations and exercise sets. Emphasis on the notion of paired data in Chapters 1 and 2 leads naturally to the concepts of ordered pair and the rectangular coordinate system introduced in Chapter 3. Graphing and concepts of graphing linear equations such as slope and intercepts reinforced through exercise sets in subsequent chapters, preparing students for equations of lines in Chapter 7