The Barnett, Ziegler, Byleen College Algebra/Precalculus series is designed to be user friendly and to maximize student comprehension. The goal of this series is to emphasize computational skills, ideas, and problem solving rather than mathematical theory. The large number of pedagogical devices employed in this text will guide a student through the course. Integrated throughout the text, the students and instructors will find Explore-Discuss boxes which encourage students to think critically about mathematically concepts. In each section, the worked examples are followed by matched problems that reinforce the concept being taught. In addition, the text contains an abundance of exercises and applications that will convince students that math is useful. A Smart CD is packaged with the seventh edition of the book. This CD tutorial reinforces important concepts, and provides students with extra practice problems.

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bGeoff Martz/battended Dartmouth College and Columbia University before joining the Princeton Review in 1985 as a teacher and writer. Martz headed the development team that designed the Review’s GMAT course. He is the author of co-author ofbCracking the ACT,/bbPaying for College,/bbCracking the GED,/bandbHow to Survive Without Your Parent’s Money./bThe Princeton Review doesn’t try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English — only the techniques you’ll need to score higher on the GMAT.iThere’s a big difference./iInbCracking the GMAT,/bThe Princeton Review will teach you how to think like the test makers.brbrThis is accomplished by teaching you how to:brEliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool youbrSolve GMAT sentence correction problems by spotting key errors in questionsbrAce the writing assessment section by knowing exactly what the graders are looking forbrUse process of elimination to solve tricky data sufficiency problemsbrbr*Study the techniques and strategies in this book, and then practice them on the 155 practice questions inside. It will show you how to go online and take 4 full-length simulated GMAT exams with instant score analysis. The practice test questions are just like the ones you’ll see on the actual GMAT, and every solution is fully explained.brbriContents include:/ibrbrbI Orientation/bbrHow to think about the GMATbrCracking the System: Basic PrinciplesbrCracking the System: Intermediate PrinciplesbrCracking the System: Advanced PrinciplesbrTaking the GMATbrbII How to Crack the Math GMAT/bbrGMAT Math: Basic PrinciplesbrThe POE and GMAT MathbrArithmaticbrAlgebrabrGeometrybrData SufficiencybrbIII How to Crack the Verbal GMAT/bbrSentence CorrectionbrReading ComprehensionbrCritical ReasoningbrbIV How to Crack the Writing Assessment/bbrWriting AssessmentbrbV Answer Key to Drills/bbrbVI The P?Ð

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P style=MARGIN: 0px soNormalBBob Blitzer/Bis a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob is most energized by teaching mathematics and has taught a variety of mathematics courses at Miami-Dade College for nearly 30 years. He has received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College, and was among the first group of recipients at Miami-Dade College for an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. Bob has writtenIIntermediate Algebra for College Students, Introductory Algebra for College Students, Essentials of Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Essentials of Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Algebra for College Students, Thinking Mathematically, College Algebra, Algebra and Trigonometry/I, andIPrecalculus/I, all published by Pearson Prentice Hall./PBBob Blitzer’s/Bunique background in mathematics and behavioral sciences, along with his commitment to teaching, inspired him to develop a precalculus series that gets students engaged and keeps them engaged. Presenting the full scope of the mathematics is just the first step. Blitzer draws students in with vivid applications that use math to solve real-life problems. These applications help answer the question “When will I ever use this?” Students stay engaged because the book helps them remain focused as they study. The three-step learning system—See It, Hear It, Try It—makes examples easy to follow, while frequent annotations offer the support and guidance of an instructor’s voice. Ev@XúáG®{ ¾Û€