Topics in Contemporary Mathematics, Enhanced Edition (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) - Hardcover

Bello, Ignacio; Britton, Jack R.; Kaul, Anton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0538737794 ISBN 13: 9780538737791

Verlag: BROOKS COLE PUB CO, 2009

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Written for the Math for Liberal Arts course, TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS helps users see math at work in the world by presenting problem solving in purposeful and meaningful contexts. Many of the problems in the book demonstrate how math relates to subjects--such as sociology, psychology, business, and technology--that generally interest users. This Enhanced Edition includes instant access to WebAssign, the most widely-used and reliable homework system. WebAssign presents over 500 problems, as well as links to relevant book sections, that help users grasp the concepts needed to succeed in this course. As an added bonus, the Start Smart Guide has been bound into this book. This guide contains instructions to help users learn the basics of WebAssign quickly.

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Ignacio Bello attended the University of South Florida (USF), where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics. He began teaching at USF in 1967, and in 1971 he became a member of the faculty and Coordinator of the Math and Sciences Department ay Hillsborough Community College (HCC). Professor Bello instituted the USF/HCC remedial program, which started with 17 students taking Intermediate Algebra and grew to more than 800 students with courses covering Developmental English, Reading, and Mathematics. In addition to Topics in Contemporary Mathematics, Professor Bello has written many other books that span the mathematics curriculum, many of which have been translated to Spanish. Professor Bello is featured in three television programs on the award-winning Education Channel. He helped create and develop the USF Mathematics department website, which serves as support for the Finite Math, College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Introductory Algebra, and CLAST classes at USF. Professor Bello is a member of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). He has given many presentations regarding the teaching of mathematics at the local, state, and national levels.

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• Verlag: BROOKS COLE PUB CO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0538737794
• ISBN 13: 9780538737791
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 1056
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