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Ideal for courses that require the use of a graphing calculator, PRECALCULUS: REAL MATHEMATICS, REAL PEOPLE, 7th Edition, features quality exercises, interesting applications, and innovative resources to help you succeed. True to the book's focus on student support, selected examples include notations directing you to previous sections where you can review concepts and skills needed to master the material at hand. The book's careful writing and detailed solutions that begin and end on the same page, make it accessible and easy-to-read. Side-by-side solutions show algebraic, graphical, and numerical representations of the mathematics and support a variety of learning styles, and examples throughout feature real-life scenarios show you the relevance of mathematics in your life and future career.
About the Author
Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored more than 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson has also authored numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling calculus series coauthored with Dr. Bruce Edwards and published by Cengage. Dr. Larson received the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS and for CALCULUS. He also received the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS. In addition, Dr. Larson received the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS -- a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the internet.
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- Contributor: Ron Larson
- Imprint: Brooks/Cole
- ISBN13: 9781305071704
- Number of Pages: 904
- Packaged Dimensions: 223x285x42mm
- Packaged Weight: 2087
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
- Release Date: 2015-01-01
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored more than 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson has also authored numerous acclaimed textbooks, including the best-selling calculus series coauthored with Dr. Bruce Edwards and published by Cengage. Dr. Larson received the 2017 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS and for CALCULUS. He also received the 2018 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS. In addition, Dr. Larson received the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS -- a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the internet.
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