The Graphs and Models series by Bittinger, Beecher, Ellenbogen, and Penna is known for helping students “see the math” through its focus on visualization and technology. These texts continue to maintain the features that have helped students succeed for years: focus on functions, visual emphasis, side-by-side algebraic and graphical solutions, and real-data applications.
With the Fifth Edition, visualization is taken to a new level with technology, and students find more ongoing review. New interactive figures in MyMathLab help students allow for hands-on manipulation to gain understanding of difficult concepts. The authors also integrate smartphone apps to encourage students to visualize the math. In addition, ongoing review has been added with new Mid-Chapter Mixed Review exercise sets and new Study Guide summaries to help students prepare for tests. MyMathLab has been expanded so that the online content is even more integrated with the text’s approach, with the addition of new videos and exercise sets, and new functionality.
Contents- 1. Graphs, Functions, and Models
- 2. More on Functions
- 3. Quadratic Functions and Equations; Inequalities
- 4. Polynomial and Rational Functions
- 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- 6. The Trigonometric Functions
- 7. Trigonometric Identities, Inverse Functions, and Equations
- 8. Applications of Trigonometry
- 9. Systems of Equations and Matrices
- 10. Analytic Geometry Topics
- 11. Sequences, Series, and Combinatorics
- Photo Credits
- Answers
- Index of Applications
- Index
Key Features
- Functions appear early and are integrated throughout the text, reflecting the authors’ belief that functions are best taught as a theme of the course, not as an isolated topic.
- The visual approach of the authors enables students to “see the math” and quickly make connections between concepts.
- Ongoing review features throughout the text reinforce the concepts and help students build understanding.
- Making connections is an important part of successfully learning and retaining math concepts, so the authors draw connections throughout the text.
New To This Edition
- Mid-Chapter Mixed Review exercises offer ongoing review, with one-page mixed review sets at logical breaks in the chapter, helping students reinforce their understanding of the concepts.
- Study Guides have been added to the Summary and Review,giving students a built-in study aid when reviewing and preparing for tests.In MyMathLab these are accompanied by narrated examples to reinforce the key concepts and ideas.
- Section 2.4, formerly Symmetry and Transformations, is split into two sections to make it easier for instructors to cover and for students to absorb.
- Graphing Calculator iPhone™ app from Appcylon is featured in the text and margins, where appropriate, throughout the book.
- TI MathPrint screens are now used throughout the text and the Graphing Calculator Manual, showing clear, accurate representations of the popular graphing calculators.
- All study tips are now available in a Guide to Success located at the beginning of the book.
- MyMathLab delivers proven results in helping individual students succeedand includes the following enhancements new to this edition.
About the Authors
- Marvin Bittinger has been teaching math at the university level for more than thirty-eight years. Since 1968, he has been employed at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, and is now professor emeritus of mathematics education. Professor Bittinger has authored over 190 publications on topics ranging from basic mathematics to algebra and trigonometry to applied calculus. He received his BA in mathematics from Manchester College and his PhD in mathematics education from Purdue University. Special honors include Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and his election to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. His hobbies include hiking in Utah, baseball, golf, and bowling. Professor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at many mathematics conventions, most recently giving a lecture entitled "Baseball and Mathematics." In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, in particular, apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife, Elaine. He has two grown and married sons, Lowell and Chris, and four granddaughters.
- Judy Beecher has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Indiana University and a graduate degree in mathematics from Purdue University. She has taught at both the high school and college levels with many years of developmental math and precalculus teaching experience at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. In addition to her career in textbook publishing, she spends time traveling, enjoying her grandchildren, and promoting charity projects for a children's camp.
- David Ellenbogen has taught math at the college level for twenty-two years, spending most of that time in the Massachusetts and Vermont community college systems, where he has served on both curriculum and developmental math committees. He has also taught at St. Michael's College and The University of Vermont. Professor Ellenbogen has been active in the Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges since 1985, having served on its Developmental Mathematics Committee and as a delegate, and has been a member of the Mathematical Association of America since 1979. He has authored dozens of publications on topics ranging from prealgebra to calculus and has delivered lectures at numerous conferences on the use of language in mathematics. Professor Ellenbogen received his BA in mathematics from Bates College and his MA in community college mathematics education from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A co-founder of the Colchester Vermont Recycling Program, Professor Ellenbogen has a deep love for the environment and the outdoors, especially in his home state of Vermont. In his spare time, he enjoys playing keyboard in the band Soularium, volunteering as a community mentor, hiking, biking, and skiing. He has two sons, Monroe and Zack.
- Judy Penna received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Kansas State University and her graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois. Since then, she has taught at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and at Butler University, and continues to focus on writing quality textbooks for undergraduate mathematics students. In her free time she likes to travel, read, knit, and spend time with her children.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 1120 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 5 edition (January 29, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0321783964
- ISBN-13: 978-0321783967
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
List Price: $192.67