Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-07-351300-3
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 1344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 2699 g

Sherri Messersmith’s successful hardcover franchise is expanded with the new softcover P.O.W.E.R. series. The conversational writing style, practical applications, innovative student resources and student friendly walk through of examples that users of the hard cover books noted and appreciated are also found in the pages of Intermediate Algebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning and the rest of the series. The P.O.W.E.R. FrameworkWhat makes P.O.W.E.R. a unique tool for the classroom? A major challenge in developmental courses is that students at this level struggle with basic study skills and habits. Maybe this is one of their first college courses or perhaps they are adults returning to school after a long absence. Either way, many of the individuals taking this course don’t know how to be good students. Instructors often don’t have the time, the resources or the expertise to teach success skills AND the math concepts. The new team of Messersmith, Perez and Feldman offer a scientifically based approach to meet this challenge. The P.O.W.E.R. Learning Framework was developed by successful author, psychologist, student success instructor and researcher, Bob Feldman. It is a method of accomplishing any task using five simple and consistent steps. Prepare. Organize. Work. Evaluate. Rethink. This framework is integrated at every level of the text to help students successfully learn math concepts while at the same time developing habits that will serve them well throughout their college careers and in their daily lives. The MathMaking Connections – Sherri Messersmith is recognized for preparing her students for success by refreshing their knowledge of arithmetic. By helping students see the connection between arithmetic and algebra, Sherri found that her students were more confident in their abilities as they progressed through the course. This classroom tested practice was integrated into the texts so that both instructors and students could benefit. Messersmith accomplishes this by including arithmetic examples for most sections before the use of algebraic examples. Also, the author has developed through classroom use a series of Basic Skills Worksheets that can easily be integrated into the classroom.Presenting Concepts in “Bite Size” Pieces – By breaking down the sections into manageable pieces, the author has identified the core places where students traditionally struggle and then assists them in understanding that material to be successful moving forward. For details on how the author has done this, check out the TOCs for Intro Algebra, PreAlgebra, Intermediate Algebra and the combo book PreAlgebra and Introductory Algebra.Mastering Concepts--With the textbook and Connect Math hosted by ALEKS, students can practice and master their understanding of algebraic concepts.Messersmith is rigorous enough to prepare students for the next level yet easy to read and understand. The exposition is written as if a professor is teaching in a lecture to be more accessible to students. The language is mathematically sound yet easy enough for students to understand.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Messersmith, Sherri

Perez, Lawrence

Feldman, Robert S

Feldman, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Algebra

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra with POWER LearningMessersmith/Perez/FeldmanTable of ContentsChapter 1Operations with Integers1.1Place Value and Rounding1.2Introduction to Integers1.3Adding Integers1.4Subtracting Integers1.5Estimating a Sum or a Difference1.6Multiplying Integers and Estimation1.7Dividing Integers and Estimation PIAT1.8Exponents and Order of OperationsChapter 2Variables and Solving Equations2.1Introduction to Variables2.2Simplifying Expressions2.3Solving Equations Using the Addition Property of Equality2.4Solving Equations Using the Division Property of Equality2.5More on Solving Equations2.6Applications Involving One Unknown2.7Applications Involving Two UnknownsChapter 3Operations with Signed Fractions3.1Introduction to Signed Fractions3.2Writing Fractions in Lowest Terms3.3Multiplying and Dividing Signed Fractions3.4Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions and Finding a Least Common Denominator3.5Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions3.6Operations with Mixed Numbers PIAT3.7Order Relations and Order of Operations3.8Solving Equations Containing FractionsChapter 4Basic Geometry Concepts4.1Introduction to Geometry4.2Rectangles, Squares, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids4.3Triangles4.4Volume and Surface AreaPIAT4.5Solving Geometry Applications Using AlgebraChapter 5Signed Decimals 5.1Reading and Writing Decimals5.2Rounding Decimals5.3Adding and Subtracting Signed Decimals5.4Multiplying Signed Decimals5.5Dividing Signed Decimals and Order of Operations PIAT5.6Writing Fractions as Decimals5.7Mean, Median, and Mode5.8Solving Equations Containing Decimals5.9Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem5.1Circles, Spheres, Cylinders, and ConesChapter 6Ratios and Proportions6.1Ratios6.2Rates6.3Proportions6.4Solve Applied Problems Involving Proportions6.5Angles6.6Solve Applied Problems Involving Congruent and Similar TrianglesChapter 7Measurement and Conversion7.1Conversions Within the U.S. Measurement System7.2The Metric System: Length7.3The Metric System: Capacity and Weight (Mass)7.4Solving Applied Problems Involving Metric Units7.5Metric - U.S. Customary Conversions and TemperatureChapter 8Percents8.1Percents, Fractions, and Decimals8.2Compute Basic Percents Mentally8.3Use an Equation to Solve Percent Problems8.4Solve Applications Involving PercentsPIAT8.5More Applications with Percents8.6Simple and Compound InterestChapter 9Graphs9.1Reading Tables, Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs9.2Frequency Distributions and Histograms9.3Using and Making Circle GraphsCumulative Review for Chapters 1-9 Chapter 10Real Numbers, Equations, and Inequalities10.1Real Numbers10.2More on Solving Linear Equations10.3Formulas and Solving for a Specific Variable10.4Solving Linear Inequalities in One VariableChapter 11Linear Equations in Two Variables11.1Introduction to Linear Equations in Two Variables11.2Graphing by Plotting Points and Finding Intercepts11.3The Slope of a Line11.4The Slope-Intercept Form of a Line11.5Writing an Equation of a LineChapter 12Solving Systems of Linear Equations12.1Solving Systems by Graphing12.2Solving Systems by Substitution12.3Solving Systems by the Elimination MethodPIAT12.4Applications of Systems of Equations12.5Linear Inequalities in Two VariablesChapter 13The Rules of Exponents and Polynomials13.1The Product Rule and Power Rules13.2Integer Exponents13.3The Quotient RulePIAT13.4Scientific Notation13.5Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials13.6Multiplication of Polynomials13.7Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial13.8Dividing a Polynomial by a PolynomialChapter 14Factoring Polynomials14.1The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping14.2Factoring Trinomials of the Form x^2 + bx + c 14.3Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax^2 + bx + c (a not 1)14.4Factoring Special Trinomials and BinomialsPIAT14.5Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring14.6Applications of Quadr

Über Autor(innen)

Feldman, Robert
Bob Feldman still remembers those moments of being overwhelmed when he started college at Wesleyan University. “I wondered whether I was up to the challenges that faced me,” he recalls, “and—although I never would have admitted it at the time—I really had no idea what it took to be successful at college.”

That experience, along with his encounters with many students during his own teaching career, led to a life-long interest in helping students navigate the critical transition that they face at the start of their own college careers. Professor Feldman, who went on to receive a doctorate in psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is now Deputy Chancellor and Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is founding director of POWER Up for Student Success, the first-year experience course for incoming students.

Professor Feldman’s proudest professional accomplishment is winning the College Outstanding Teaching Award at UMass. He also has been named a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and was Senior Online Instruction Fellow. He has taught courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Professor Feldman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award and has written over 200 scientific articles, book chapters, and books. His books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese, and Chinese, include Improving the First Year of College: Research and Practice; Understanding Psychology, 12/e; and Development Across the Life Span, 7/e. His research interests encompass the study of honesty and truthfulness in everyday life, development of nonverbal behavior in children, and the social psychology of education. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.

With the last of his three children completing college, Professor Feldman occupies his spare time with pretty decent cooking and earnest, but admittedly unpolished, piano playing. He also loves to travel. He lives with his wife, who is an educational psychologist, in a home overlooking the Holyoke mountain range in western Massachusetts.

Messersmith, Sherri
Sherri Messersmith has been teaching at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, since 1994. She has over 25 years of experience teaching many different courses from developmental mathematics through calculus. She earned a bachelor of science degree in the teaching of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and went on to teach at the high level for two years. Sherri returned to UIUC and earned a master of science in applied mathematics and stayed on at the university to teach and coordinate large sections of undergraduate math courses. Sherri has authored several textbook, and she has also appeared in videos accompanying several McGraw-Hill texts. Sherri lives outside of Chicago with her husband, Phil, and their daughters, Alex and Cailen. In her precious free time, she likes to read, play the guitar, and travel -- the manuscripts for this and her previous books have accompanied her from Spain to Greece and many points in between.