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Intermediate Algebra, 5/E
Elayn Martin-Gay, University of New Orleans, Lakefront

ISBN-10: 0136007295
ISBN-13: 9780136007296

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM; 792 pp
Published: 01/23/2008

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Elayn Martin-Gay's developmental math textbooks and video resources are motivated by her firm belief that every student can succeed. Martin-Gay's focus on the student shapes her clear, accessible writing, inspires her constant pedagogical innovations, and contributes to the popularity and effectiveness of her video resources. This revision of Martin-Gay's algebra series continues her focus on students and what they need to be successful. Martin-Gay also strives to provide the highest level of instructor and adjunct support.

  • Martin-Gay’s well-crafted exercise sets have been carefully updated with this revision. Several special types of exercises throughout the text give students the practice they need:
    • NEW! Vocabulary and Readiness Exercises appear at the beginning of most exercise sets. Vocabulary exercises reinforce a student’s understanding of new terms, while the Readiness exercises serve as a warm-up on skills and concepts needed to complete the exercises that follow.
    • Mixed Practice Exercises require students to determine the problem types and the strategies needed to solve them. In doing so, students need to think about the correct problem solving methodology, just as they would need to do on a test.
    • Concept Extension Exercises require students to combine several skills and concepts to solve a problem.
  • Martin-Gay’s presentation of Study Skills ensures that students make the most of their valuable study time in order to help them succeed in this course.
    • Section 1.1, Tips for Success in Mathematics, provides students with an overview of how to be successful in a mathematics course.
    • NEW! Study Skills Builders provide a continuous thread of study skill development throughout the text like a built-in study skills workbook. These are included in the end-of-section exercises to reinforce the ideas introduced in Section 1.1.
    • NEW! Study Skills Builders video clips reinforce the Study Skills Builders exercises from the text. These video clips are part of the new Martin-Gay Interactive DVD Lecture Series.
  • NEW! Martin-Gay’s video program provides students with active learning at their own pace. All of the Test Prep and lecture videos are presented by Elayn Martin-Gay to ensure 100% consistency with the text. All Martin-Gay videos are closed-captioned in both English and Spanish. The video program includes:
    • The Chapter Test Prep Videos help students during their most teachable moment–when they are preparing for a test. This Martin-Gay innovation provides step-by-step solutions for the exercises found in each Chapter Test and is included with every new copy of the book.
    • NEW! Interactive DVD Lecture Series (also available on CD-ROM):This comprehensive video resource, offers a new, easy-to-use navigation menu that helps students quickly find and focus on the examples and exercises that they need.  Students will find the following resources:
      • A complete lecture for each section of the text highlights key examples and exercises from the text.  New “pop-ups” reinforce key terms, definitions, and concepts while Martin-Gay presents the material.
      • Interactive Concept Check exercises measure students’ understanding of key concepts and common trouble spots.  After a student selects an answer from several multiple choice options, Martin-Gay explains why the answer was correct or incorrect.
      • Study Skill Builder videos reinforce the study skills-related skills and concepts found in Section 1.1, Tips for Success in Mathematics, and in the Study Skills Builder exercises found throughout the text.
      • Complete solutions on video for all exercises from the Practice Final Exam (located in the appendix of the text) help students prepare for the real thing. Also, Overview segments review key problem-solving strategies.
  • NEW! A Practice Final Exam has been added as an appendix to the text to help students prepare for the end-of-the-course exam. Students can also watch Elayn Martin-Gay work through the step-by-step solutions to all the Practice Final Exam exercises on the new Interactive DVD Lecture Series.
  • NEW! A Three-Point System of instruction and reinforcement provides students with ample opportunities to learn and practice, making the text a valuable learning tool.
    • Clear, accessible Examples introduce each topic.
    • Practice Exercises are paired with each example. These exercises can be assigned as homework or in-class work so instructors can quickly assess students’ understanding of a skill or concept.
    • Classroom Examples, found only in the Annotated Instructor’s Edition, are also paired with each example to give instructors a convenient way to further illustrate skills and concepts during class.
  • End-of-Chapter material offers students a wealth of review- and retention-oriented material to reinforce the concepts presented in current and previous chapters.
    • Vocabulary Check exercises ensure that students understand key terms.
    • Chapter Highlights contain key definitions and concepts with examples to help students understand and retain what they have learned, while also helping them to organize their notes and prepare for tests.
    • The Chapter Review offers exercises keyed to every section in the chapter, as well asnew Mixed Review exercises that combine objectives from various sections.
    • The Chapter Test includes exercises that expose common student errors. Students can watch Elayn Martin-Gay work through the step-by-step solutions to all Chapter Test exercises on the Chapter Test Prep Video (included with every new student text).

Content Changes:

  • A new Section 3.6 is devoted to graphing piecewise-defined functions as well as shifting and reflecting common graphs.
  • A new Appendix C, Stretching and Compressing Graphs of Absolute Value Functions, has been added to support the extended coverage in the new Section 3.6.
  • A new Section 4.5, Systems of Linear Inequalities, has been added to Chapter 4.
  • Determinants are now covered in Appendix D.
  • Long division and synthetic division are now covered in a single section (Section 6.4). This section contains mixed exercises requiring students to decide which method of division to use.
  • Appendix A.2 is a Practice Final Exam, an excellent review for students. Complete solutions for all exam exercises (worked out by the author on video) are available on the Interactive DVD/CD Lecture Series.

New and Updated Features:

  • Several new types of exercises have been added to the exercise sets:
    • Vocabulary and Readiness Exercises appear at the beginning of most exercise sets. Vocabulary exercises reinforce a student’s understanding of new terms, while the Readiness exercises serve as a warm-up on skills and concepts needed to complete the exercises that follow.
    • Study Skills Builders help students improve their study skills and take responsibility for their own part of the learning process.
    • Mixed Review Exercises have been added to the Chapter Review exercise sets. These exercises require students to determine each problem’s type and the strategy needed to solve it.
  • A Practice Final Exam has been added as an appendix to the text to help students prepare for the end-of-the-course exam. Students can also watch Elayn Martin-Gay work through the step-by-step solutions to all the Practice Final Exam exercises on the new Interactive DVD Lecture Series (also available on CD-ROM).
  • A Three-point System of instruction and reinforcement provides students with ample opportunities to learn and practice—and makes the text a more valuable learning tool.
    • Clear, accessible Examples introduce each topic.
    • Practice Exercises are paired with each example. These exercises can be assigned as homework or in-class work so instructors can quickly assess students’ understanding of a skill or concept.
    • Classroom Examples, found only in the Annotated Instructor’s Edition, are also paired with each example to give instructors a convenient way to further illustrate skills and concepts during class.

 

New Student and Instructor Resources:

  • NEW! Interactive DVD Lecture Series (also available on CD-ROM):This comprehensive video resource, offers a new, easy-to-use navigation menu that helps students quickly find and focus on the examples and exercises that they need.  Students will find the following resources:
    • A complete lecture for each section of the text highlights key examples and exercises from the text.  New “pop-ups” reinforce key terms, definitions, and concepts while Martin-Gay presents the material.
    • Interactive Concept Check exercises measure students’ understanding of key concepts and common trouble spots.  After a student selects an answer from several multiple choice options, Martin-Gay explains why the answer was correct or incorrect.
    • Study Skill Builder videos reinforce the study skills-related skills and concepts found in Section 1.1, Tips for Success in Mathematics, and in the Study Skills Builder exercises found throughout the text.
    • Complete solutions on video for all exercises from the Practice Final Exam (located in the appendix of the text) help students prepare for the real thing. Also, Overview segments review key problem-solving strategies.
  • MyMathLab enhancements include:
    • Increased number of exercises in MyMathLab (including Chapter Review exercises) gives students more practice opportunities than ever before.
    • Vocabulary Check animations provide interactive vocabulary exercises.
    • Translating Word Problems Animations help students practice the translation step of solving word problems.
    • An Interactive English/Spanish glossary offers definitions of important mathematical terms in both English and Spanish.
    • Lecture podcasts for video lectures allow students to watch the videos whenever and wherever they are studying.
    • All content from the Interactive DVD Lecture Series is also available in MyMathLab.
  • Worksheets for Classroom or Lab Practice offer extra practice exercises for every section of the text, with ample space for students to show their work. The worksheets list the learning objectives and key vocabulary terms for every text section, while also providing extra vocabulary practice exercises. 
  • Instructor’s Resource Manual with Tests and Mini-Lectures includes lecture notes for every section of  the text, as well as three forms of additional practice exercises that help instructors support students of different ability and skill levels. Free Response test forms, Multiple Choice test forms, and Cumulative Tests (along with answers) are also included.

1. Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions

1.1 Tips for Success in Mathematics

1.2 Algebraic Expressions and Sets of Numbers

1.3 Operations on Real Numbers

            Integrated Review - Algebraic Expressions and Operations on Whole Numbers

1.4 Properties of Real Numbers

 

2. Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving

2.1 Linear Equations in One Variable

2.2 An Introduction to Problem Solving

2.3 Formulas and Problem Solving

2.4 Linear Inequalities and Problem Solving

            Integrated Review - Linear Equations and Inequalities

2.5 Compound Inequalities

2.6 Absolute Value Equations

2.7 Absolute Value Inequalities

 

3. Graphs and Functions

3.1 Graphing Equations

3.2 Introduction to Functions

3.3 Graphing Linear Functions

3.4 The Slope of a Line

3.5 Equations of Lines

            Integrated Review - Linear Equations in Two Variables

3.6 Graphing Piecewise-Defined Functions and Shifting and Reflecting Graphs of Functions

3.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities

 

4. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables

4.3 Systems of Linear Equations and Problem Solving

            Integrated Review - Systems of Linear Equations

4.4 Solving Systems of Equations by Matrices

4.5 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities

 

5. Exponents, Polynomials, and Polynomial Functions

5.1 Exponents and Scientific Notation

5.2 More Work with Exponents and Scientific Notation

5.3 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions

5.4 Multiplying Polynomials

5.5 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

5.6 Factoring Trinomials

5.7 Factoring by Special Products

            Integrated Review - Operations on Polynomials and Factoring Strategies

5.8 Solving Equations by Factoring and Problem Solving

 

6. Rational Expressions

6.1 Rational Functions and Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

6.2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

6.3 Simplifying Complex Fractions

6.4 Dividing Polynomials: Long Divisions and Synthetic Division

6.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions

            Integrated Review - Expressions and Equations Containing Rational Expressions

6.6 Rational Equations and Problem Solving

6.7 Variation and Problem Solving

 

7. Rational Exponents, Radicals, and Complex Numbers

7.1 Radicals and Radical Functions

7.2 Rational Exponents

7.3 Simplifying Radical Expressions

7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions

7.5 Rationalizing Denominators and Numerators of Radical Expressions

            Integrated Review - Radicals and Rational Exponents

7.6 Radical Equations and Problem Solving

7.7 Complex Numbers

 

8. Quadratic Equations and Functions

8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula

8.3 Solving Equations by Using Quadratic Methods

            Integrated Review - Summary on Solving Quadratic Equations

8.4 Nonlinear Inequalities in One Variable

8.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs

8.6 Further Graphing of Quadratic Functions

 

9. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

9.1 The Algebra of Functions; Composite Functions

9.2 Inverse Functions

9.3 Exponential Functions

9.4 Logarithmic Functions

9.5 Properties of Logarithms

            Integrated Review - Functions and Properties of Logarithms

9.6 Common Logarithms, Natural Logarithms, and Change of Base

9.7 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Applications

 

10. Conic Sections

10.1 The Parabola and the Circle

10.2 The Ellipse and the Hyperbola

            Integrated Review - Graphing Conic Sections

10.3 Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations

10.4 Nonlinear Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities

 

11. Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem

11.1 Sequences

11.2 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

11.3 Series

            Integrated Review - Sequences and Series

11.4 Partial Sums of Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

11.5 The Binomial Theorem

 

Appendices

A. The Bigger Picture/Practice Final Exam

B. Geometry

C. Stretching and Compressing Graphs of Absolute Value Functions

D. Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants

E. An Introduction to Using a Graphing Utility

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An award-winning instructor and best-selling author, Elayn Martin-Gay has taught mathematics at the University of New Orleans for more than 25 years. Her numerous teaching awards include the local University Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding Developmental Educator at University of New Orleans, presented by the Louisiana Association of Developmental Educators.

 

Prior to writing textbooks, Elayn developed an acclaimed series of lecture videos to support developmental mathematics students in their quest for success. These highly successful videos originally served as the foundation material for her texts. Today, the videos are specific to each book in the Martin-Gay series. Elayn also pioneered the Chapter Test Prep Video to help students as they prepare for a test–their most “teachable moment!”

 

Elayn’s experience has made her aware of how busy instructors are and what a difference quality support makes. For this reason, she created the Instructor-to-Instructor video series. These videos provide instructors with suggestions for presenting specific math topics and concepts in basic mathematics, Prealgebra, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra. Seasoned instructors can use them as a source for alternate approaches in the classroom. New or adjunct faculty may find the CDs useful for review.

 

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