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Explorations in College Algebra's overarching goal is to reshape the College Algebra course to make it more relevant and accessible to all students. This is achieved by shifting the focus from learning a set of discrete mechanical rules to exploring how algebra is used... Read Full Overview

Explorations in College Algebra, 5th Edition is designed to make algebra interesting and relevant to the student. The text adopts a problem-solving approach that motivates readers to grasp abstract ideas by solving real-world problems. The problems lie on a continuum from basic... Read Full Overview

This fourth edition shifts the focus away from mechanical rules, computation, and basic skills to emphasize concepts and modeling. It is written in a way that gets readers to explore how algebra is used in the world around them. The authors include the most varied and compelling... Read Full Overview

A reclusive millionaire with an enigmatic past invites an unnamed writer to stay with him and ghostwrite his autobiography. But the story he recounts turns out to be a dazzling fabrication - the fruit of madness and obsession. With Eros, Helmut Krausser takes the age-old motif... Read Full Overview

Explorations in College Algebra, 5th Edition is designed to make algebra interesting and relevant to the student. The text adopts a problem-solving approach that motivates readers to grasp abstract ideas by solving real-world problems. The problems lie on a continuum... Read Full Overview

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Explorations in College Algebra, 5th edition and its accompanying ancillaries are designed to make algebra interesting and relevant to the student. The text adopts a problem-solving approach that motivates... Read Full Overview

This work and its accompanying ancillaries are designed to make algebra interesting and relevant to the student. The text adopts a problem-solving approach, where abstract ideas are motivated by real world problems. The problems lie on a continuum from practicing algebraic skills... Read Full Overview

This innovative book, the product of an NSF-funded grant, leads the way in revitalizing college algebra. It offers the fundamentals of college algebra using an approach readers can relate to and use throughout their lifetime. The book contains essays which correlate to the materials... Read Full Overview