Precalculus

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.

Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Colorado and is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored over 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson conducts numerous seminars and in-service workshops for math educators around the country about using computer technology as an instructional tool and motivational aid. He is the recipient of the 2013 Text and Academic Authors Association Award for CALCULUS, the 2012 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, the 2011 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS: REAL MATHEMATICS, REAL PEOPLE, and 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). Dr. Larson authors numerous textbooks including the best-selling Calculus series published by Cengage Learning.

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