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Each section starts out with a motivating hook that is continued through the section examples and exercises. They enable students to interact directly with the graph in a manner that reflects how students would graph on paper. Interactive Figures bring mathematical concepts to life, helping students see the concepts through directed explorations and purposeful manipulation. These figures are assignable in MyLab Math and encourage active learning, critical thinking, and conceptual understanding.

Blitzer Bonus Videos and Math Talk Videos: Blitzer Bonus videos provide historical, interdisciplinary, and otherwise interesting connections to the algebra being studied, showing students that math is an interesting and dynamic discipline.

MathTalk Videos are fun, application-based videos showing students how the math they are learning applies to the real world and why they should care about math.

They also have an accompanying Instructor Guide and video assessment questions assignable in MyLab Math. Meet students' widely varying skill levels when they enter the course N EW - Far more content for corequisite courses is provided in the new MyLab course, including: Corequisite S upport eText built from Blitzer's Developmental Math Series provides a consistent experience for students Instructional videos and an assignable library of algorithmic exercise s for each corequisite objective.

Readiness Quizzes address key arithmetic and introductory algebra topics that can be assigned to target corequisite instruction, or simply to make sure students are prepared to begin their coursework.

Corequisite Implementation Guide at bit. Students who require additional review proceed to a personalized homewor k assignment to remediate. Integrated Review Videos, worksheets, and the Corequisite Support eText provide additional instruction. Integrated Review prerequisites have been refined to keep the objectives at a reasonable amount of work for a student in need of review.

NEW - Instructors who prefer to review at the section level can assign the Enhanced Assignments instead. Learning Guide also available in print format includes: Guided Practice worksheets for each section of the text. These worksheets start with a catchy headline and motivating real-world connection followed by numerous "Solved Problems" and accompanying "Pencil Problems.

Integrated Review worksheets for every prerequisite objective. These worksheets feature both instruction and practice. NEW - Integrated Review Activities for selected topics provide hands-on work with important prerequisites. NEW As a fun bit of "stress management" for both students and instructors, Coloring Pages from Blitzer's striking book covers are provided. Support the whole student in their efforts to succeed, in this course and beyond D ynamic video program includes fresh, interactive objective videos that walk students through the concepts from every objective of the text.

Chapter Test Prep Videos include step-by-step solutions to all the Chapter Test exercises from the textbook. The videos provide an active learning environment where students can work at their own pace. These editable assignments are especially helpful for online classes or "flipped" classes, where some or all learning takes place independently.

NEW - Personal Inventory Assessments in MyLab Math are a collection of online activities designed to promote self-reflection and metacognition in students. This material encourages them to maintain a positive attitude about learning, value their own ability to grow, and view mistakes as learning opportunities, which are so often a hurdle for math students.

These videos are one of many Study Skills and Career-Readiness Resources that address the non-math-related issues that can affect student success. NEW - College Algebra Essential Topic Video series and worksheets cover the essential topics a college algebra student must understand to succeed in the course.

Videos can be assigned in a MyLab assignment to remind students of the crucial content before they begin on their exercises. Help students study efficiently and apply their understanding with extensive and varied exercise sets Voice balloons offer the support and guidance of an instructor's voice. These translate algebraic ideas into everyday English, clarify problem-solving procedures, present alternative ways of understanding concepts, and connect problem solving to concepts students have already learned.

Check Point Examples: Each example is followed by a similar matched problem, called a Check Point, giving students a chance to test their understanding of the example. Answers to the Check Points are provided in the answer section. Great Question! Answers to questions offer suggestions for problem solving, point out common errors to avoid, and provide informal hints and suggestions.

This feature also can help alleviate students' anxiety when asking questions in class. Graphing and Functions that model data appear in nearly every section and exercise set. Graphing is introduced in Chapter 1 and functions are introduced in Chapter 2, with an integrated graphing functional approach emphasized throughout the book.

Examples and exercises use graphs of functions to explore relationships between data and to provide ways of visualizing a problem's solution. Because functions are the core of this course, students are repeatedly shown how functions relate to equations and graphs. Brief Review boxes summarize the most critical prerequisite mathematical skills students should know in order to master the chapter's objectives.

This feature appears whenever a particular skill is first needed and eliminates the need for reteaching that skill. Section Exercise Sets are ample and consistently organized, enabling instructors to create assignments that meet student needs. Exercise sets include: Concept and Vocabulary Checks: short-answer exercises that precede the exercise sets to assess students' understanding of the definitions and concepts presented in each section.

Practice PLUS Problems: more challenging practice problems that often require students to combine several skills or concepts. With an average of ten Practice PLUS problems per exercise set, instructors have the flexibility to create assignments that take practice to a more challenging level.

These questions ask students to determine whether statements are sensible, and to explain why or why not, allowing instructors to quickly gauge students understanding of concepts. Retaining the Concepts exercises: an opportunity for students to review previously covered objectives in order to help maintain their mastery of the material and keep skills fresh.

Preview Exercises at the end of each exercise set: practice that prepares students for material in the section ahead. Some problems review important material from the past and others are designed to get students thinking about concepts that they will soon encounter. Mid-Chapter Checkpoints contain a set of review exercises that allow students to review skills and concepts from several sections before the end-of-chapter exercises.

End-of- c hapter m aterials include a comprehensive collection of Review Exercises, including Cumulative Review Exercises and practice Chapter Tests, for each of the chapter's sections right after the chapter Summary.

Achieving Success boxes at the end of many sections in Chapters 1 through 5 offer strategies for persistence and success in college mathematics courses. Set up your course easily and quickly NEW - Enhanced Assignments: These section-level assignments include just-in-time prerequisite review, help keep skills fresh by reinforcing key concepts, and provide opportunities to work selected exercises without learning aids so students check their understanding.

NEW - In - t ext teaching tools: Every section in the Annotated Instructor's Edition includes a list of resources that are available in MyLab Math to incorporate into teaching or homework assignments. N EW - Early Alerts: Now included with Performance Analytics,Early Alerts use predictive analytics to identify struggling students, even if their assignment scoresare not a cause for concern.

Inboth Performance Analytics andEarly Alerts, instructors can email students individually or by group to provide feedback. With MyLab, your courseware can be, too. Easily tailor your course to fit your needs, whether you want to create assignments, manage multiple sections, or set prerequisites. Preparedness - Preparedness is one of the biggest challenges in many math courses.

Pearson offers a variety of content and course options to support students with just-in-time remediation and key-concept review as needed. Empower learners Personalized learning - Each student learns at a different pace. Personalized learning pinpoints the precise areas your students need to practice, giving every student the support they need, when and where they need it, to be successful. Personalized learning in MyLab Math gives instructors the flexibility to incorporate the approach that best suits the needs of their course and students.

Motivation - Students are motivated to succeed when they're engaged in the learning experience and understand the relevance and power of math. Through online homework, students receive immediate feedback and tutorial assistance that motivates them to do more, which means they retain more knowledge, improve their test scores, and perform better in future courses. Plus, we're always adding new solutions to further engage students.

Deliver trusted content Course-specific resources and interactive features bring to life content written by highly respected authors, facilitating learning experiences that foster lasting comprehension. Each course is developed to accompany Pearson's best-selling content, authored by thought leaders across the math curriculum, and can be easily customized to fit any course format. Conceptual understanding - Successful students have the ability to transfer their mathematical ideas and knowledge into new situations and apply it to new contexts.

Making connections with mathematical concepts helps students internalize difficult ideas needed for success in current and future courses. Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook available within MyLab that lets you read, highlight, take notes, all in one place.

Integrated Review Videos, worksheets, and the Corequisite Support eText provide additional instruction. Integrated Review prerequisites have been refined to keep the objectives at a reasonable amount of work for a student in need of review.

NEW - Instructors who prefer to review at the section level can assign the Enhanced Assignments instead. Learning Guide also available in print format includes: Guided Practice worksheets for each section of the text. These worksheets start with a catchy headline and motivating real-world connection followed by numerous "Solved Problems" and accompanying "Pencil Problems. Integrated Review worksheets for every prerequisite objective. These worksheets feature both instruction and practice.

NEW - Integrated Review Activities for selected topics provide hands-on work with important prerequisites. NEW - As a fun bit of "stress management" for both students and instructors, Coloring Pages from Blitzers striking book covers are provided. Support the whole student in their efforts to succeed, in this course and beyond D ynamic video program includes fresh, interactive objective videos that walk students through the concepts from every objective of the text. Chapter Test Prep Videos include step-by-step solutions to all the Chapter Test exercises from the textbook.

The videos provide an active learning environment where students can work at their own pace. These editable assignments are especially helpful for online classes or "flipped" classes, where some or all learning takes place independently.

NEW - Personal Inventory Assessments in MyLab Math are a collection of online activities designed to promote self-reflection and metacognition in students.

This material encourages them to maintain a positive attitude about learning, value their own ability to grow, and view mistakes as learning opportunities, which is so often a hurdle for math students. These videos are one of many Study Skills and Career-Readiness Resources that address the non-math-related issues that can affect student success.

NEW - College Algebra Essential Topic Video series and worksheets cover the essential topics a college algebra student must understand to succeed in the course.

Videos can be assigned in a MyLab assignment to remind students of the crucial content before they begin on their exercises. These require students to first describe how they will set up and approach the problem, mirroring what students will be expected to do on a test. Help students study efficiently and apply their understanding with extensive and varied exercise sets Voice balloons offer the support and guidance of an instructor's voice. These translate algebraic ideas into everyday English, clarify problem-solving procedures, present alternative ways of understanding concepts, and connect problem solving to concepts students have already learned.

Check Point Examples: Each example is followed by a similar matched problem, called a Check Point, giving students a chance to test their understanding of the example.

Answers to the Check Points are provided in the answer section. Great Question! Answers to questions offer suggestions for problem solving, point out common errors to avoid, and provide informal hints and suggestions. This feature also can help alleviate students' anxiety when asking questions in class. Graphing and Functions that model data appear in nearly every section and exercise set.

Graphing is introduced in Chapter 1 and functions are introduced in Chapter 2, with an integrated graphing functional approach emphasized throughout the book. Examples and exercises use graphs of functions to explore relationships between data and to provide ways of visualizing a problem's solution.

Because functions are the core of this course, students are repeatedly shown how functions relate to equations and graphs. Brief Review boxes summarize the most critical prerequisite mathematical skills students should know in order to master the chapter's objectives.

This feature appears whenever a particular skill is first needed and eliminates the need for reteaching that skill. Section Exercise Sets are ample and consistently organized, enabling instructors to create assignments that meet student needs.

Exercise sets include: Concept and Vocabulary Checks: short-answer exercises that precede the exercise sets to assess students' understanding of the definitions and concepts presented in each section.

Practice PLUS Problems: more challenging practice problems that often require students to combine several skills or concepts. With an average of ten Practice PLUS problems per exercise set, instructors have the flexibility to create assignments that take practice to a more challenging level.

These questions ask students to determine whether statements are sensible, and to explain why or why not, allowing instructors to quickly gauge students' understanding of concepts. Retaining the Concepts exercises: an opportunity for students to review previously covered objectives in order to help maintain their mastery of the material and keep skills fresh.

Preview Exercises at the end of each exercise set offer practice that prepares students for material in the section ahead.

Some problems review important material from the past and others are designed to get students thinking about concepts that they will soon encounter.

Mid-Chapter Checkpoints contain a set of review exercises that allow students to review skills and concepts from several sections before the end-of-chapter exercises. End-of- c hapter m aterials include a comprehensive collection of Review Exercises, including Cumulative Review Exercises and practice Chapter Tests, for each of the chapter's sections right after the chapter Summary. Achieving Success boxes at the end of many sections in Chapters 1 through 5 offer strategies for persistence and success in college mathematics courses.

Set up your course easily and quickly NEW - Enhanced Assignments: These section-level assignments include just-in-time prerequisite review, help keep skills fresh by reinforcing key concepts, and provide opportunities to work selected exercises without learning aids so students check their understanding.

NEW - In - t ext teaching tools: Every section in the Annotated Instructor's Edition includes a list of resources that are available in MyLab Math to incorporate into teaching or homework assignments. N EW - Early Alerts: Now included with Performance Analytics,Early Alerts use predictive analytics to identify struggling students even if their assignment scoresare not a cause for concern.

Inboth Performance Analytics andEarly Alerts, instructors can email students individually or by group to provide feedback. With MyLab, your courseware can be, too.

Easily tailor your course to fit your needs, whether you want to create assignments, manage multiple sections, or set prerequisites. Preparedness: Preparedness is one of the biggest challenges in many math courses. Pearson offers a variety of content and course options to support students with just-in-time remediation and key-concept review as needed. Empower learners Personalized learning: Each student learns at a different pace.

Personalized learning pinpoints the precise areas your students need to practice, giving every student the support they need, when and where they need it, to be successful. Personalized learning in MyLab Math gives instructors the flexibility to incorporate the approach that best suits the needs of their course and students.

Motivation: Students are motivated to succeed when they're engaged in the learning experience and understand the relevance and power of math. Through online homework, students receive immediate feedback and tutorial assistance that motivates them to do more, which means they retain more knowledge, improve their test scores, and perform better in future courses.

Plus, we're always adding new solutions to further engage students. Deliver trusted content Course-specific resources and interactive features bring to life content written by highly respected authors, facilitating learning experiences that foster lasting comprehension. Each course is developed to accompany Pearson's best-selling content, authored by thought leaders across the math curriculum, and can be easily customized to fit any course format. Conceptual understanding: Successful students have the ability to transfer their mathematical ideas and knowledge into new situations and apply it to new contexts.

Making connections with mathematical concepts helps students internalize difficult ideas needed for success in current and future courses. Pearson eText is an easy-to-use digital textbook available within MyLab that lets you read, highlight, take notes, all in one place.

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