Rockswold College Algebra

College Algebra

Welcome to the Rockswold/Hornsby/Lial COLLEGE ALGEBRA through Modeling and Visualization Home Page.

This book, intended for a graphing required college algebra course, offers an innovative approach to the college algebra curriculum by demonstrating the importance of mathematics to students and presenting the material in an accessible manner. This text does not simply reiterate past algebra texts and courses. It consistently integrates mathematical concepts with real applications in order to enhance student intuition and understanding. Concentrating on broad mathematical themes, emphasis is placed on the unifying concepts and skills that are used repeatedly throughout mathematics. Symbolic, graphical, numerical, and verbal skills are continually reinforced throughout the course.

When introducing mathematical ideas, this text moves from the concrete to the abstract, rather than the reverse. It is the authors' philosophy that learning is increased when students can relate a concept to something in their lives. Hence, mathematical concepts are often introduced through applications that help make the mathematics "real" to students. Definitions and theorems also become more meaningful to students when they are explained and motivated from an applied perspective. Students see the importance of a topic from a practical and intuitive point of view with models and applications playing a central part in the learning process. This approach increases both student interest and motivation. Once students are interested and motivated, symbolic concepts and abstractions become more accessible. Students see this approach as providing them the opportunity to succeed in mathematics.

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(c) Addison Wesley Longman 1998


	Welcome to the Rockswold/Hornsby/Lial COLLEGE ALGEBRA through Modeling and Visualization Home Page. This book, intended for a graphing required college algebra course, offers an innovative approach to the college algebra curriculum by demonstrating the importance of mathematics to students and presenting the material in an accessible manner. This text does not simply reiterate past algebra texts and courses. It consistently integrates mathematical concepts with real applications in order to enhance student intuition and understanding. Concentrating on broad mathematical themes, emphasis is placed on the unifying concepts and skills that are used repeatedly throughout mathematics. Symbolic, graphical, numerical, and verbal skills are continually reinforced throughout the course. When introducing mathematical ideas, this text moves from the concrete to the abstract, rather than the reverse. It is the authors' philosophy that learning is increased when students can relate a concept to something in their lives. Hence, mathematical concepts are often introduced through applications that help make the mathematics "real" to students. Definitions and theorems also become more meaningful to students when they are explained and motivated from an applied perspective. Students see the importance of a topic from a practical and intuitive point of view with models and applications playing a central part in the learning process. This approach increases both student interest and motivation. Once students are interested and motivated, symbolic concepts and abstractions become more accessible. Students see this approach as providing them the opportunity to succeed in mathematics.


InterAct Math \| Chapter Resources \| TI Downloads \| Course Success \| About the Author \| Instructor Area `(c) Addison Wesley Longman 1998`