Precalculus Essentials

By Robert Blitzer

Book Overview

For courses in Precalculus Mathematics.

Show students that our world is profoundly mathematical

Bob Blitzer continues to inspire students with his engaging approach to mathematics, making this beloved series the #1 in the market year after year. Blitzer draws on his unique background in mathematics and behavioral science to present a wide range of vivid applications in real-life situations. Students of all majors stay engaged because Blitzer uses pop-culture and up-to-date references to connect math to students' lives, showing that our world is profoundly mathematical.

With the new edition, Blitzer takes student engagement with the mathematical world to a whole new level drawing from applications across all fields as well as topics that are of interest to any college student (e.g., student loan debt, grade inflation, sleep hours of college students). Applications are also brought to life online in a new, assignable video series that explore the entertaining and mathematical Blitzer Bonus boxes. The new edition also aims to help more students to succeed in the course with just-in-time support in the text--such as Brief Review of prerequisite topics, Achieving Success boxes, and Retain the Concepts exercises--as well as support within MyLabTM Math such as new concept-level videos, assignable tools to enhance visualization, and more.

Also available with MyLab Math

MyLabTM Math is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. The new edition continues to expand the comprehensive auto-graded exercise options. In addition, MyLab Math includes new options designed to help students of all levels and majors to stay engaged and succeed in the course.

Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab, search for:

013476546X / 9780134765464 Precalculus Essentials Plus MyMathLab with eText -- Title-Specific Access Card Package, 5/e

Package consists of:

0134578155 / 9780134578156 Precalculus Essentials 0134759036 / 9780134759036 MyLab Math with Pearson eText - Standalone Access Card - for Precalculus Essentials

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134578155
• ISBN13: 9780134578156
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 928 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

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Great price, super fast shipping. Overall a great experience with this seller. The book is the instructors edition which I didn't know it was but it's almost identical to the students edition. Would buy from this seller again!

Great to use

This book is better than the Larson text I have (7th edition). Even though it's second edition and chopped off about five or so chapters near the end to make it less than a full Pre-Calculus book. I recommend it to anyone struggling with the algebra portion of their course. He explains the concepts clearly, takes you through the example problems step-by-step, and for those people interested in applications of a subject or those notes about math that make it interesting, it's all here. The imagery ain't too bad either. I definitely didn't know if it was all hype over this one author about how good he was at writing math texts, but I ordered mine (you can get this book for less than a dollar! great deal) and am very pleased with the outcome. It's very engaging in that he keeps you interested in what you're doing. When in doubt I definitely referred back to this book because there would be a problem or two that wasn't in my Larson text that my teacher would pull out of her [...] and it'd be similar to an example problem in this text. Anyway, I usually study from it. Buy it, it's cheap and is worth every cent for the quality of writing and learning you'll be receiving.