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College Mathematics: 2009 Update with MyMathLab, 8/E
Cheryl Cleaves, Ph.D., State Technical Institute at Memphis
Margie Hobbs, Ph.D., University of Mississippi

ISBN-10: 0135024331
ISBN-13: 9780135024331

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 1052 pp
Estimated Availability: 07/22/2008

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Continuing the tradition of excellence in applied mathematics, Cleaves and Hobbs 2009 Update with MyMathLab is designed for students in a broad range of career programs that require a solid understanding of basic math, elementary algebra, trigonometry, and geometry.  Topics are introduced and reinforced using a step-by-step "spiral learning" approach supported by numerous examples and applications. Throughout the text, examples are presented in both symbolic and narrative form and all concepts are applied directly to careers and professions.

 

Students who will benefit from this text include: Allied Health, Nursing, Computer Technology, Aviation, the Industrial Trades and Technologies, Electronics, CAD, Drafting, Architecture, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Auto/Diesel, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Business, Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs.

 

New Online Support:

MyMathLab with MathXL www.mymathlab.com

Powered by CourseCompassTM (Pearson’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system),  MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can use online tools, such as video lectures and a multimedia textbook to independently improve their understanding and performance. MyMathLab also includes student access to the Pearson Math Tutor Center. A MyMathLab access code is packaged with each new copy of this textbook. A new access code can also be purchased online at www.coursecompass.com.

 

 

Continuing the tradition of excellence in applied mathematics, Cleaves and Hobbs 2009 Update with MyMathLab is designed for students in a broad range of career programs that require a solid understanding of basic math, elementary algebra, trigonometry, and geometry.  Topics are introduced and reinforced using a step-by-step "spiral learning" approach supported by numerous examples and applications. Throughout the text, examples are presented in both symbolic and narrative form and all concepts are applied directly to careers and professions.

 

Students who will benefit from this text include: Allied Health, Nursing, Computer Technology, Aviation, the Industrial Trades and Technologies, Electronics, CAD, Drafting, Architecture, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Auto/Diesel, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Business, Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs. 

  • Six-Step Approach to Problem Solving - This tried and proven approach provides students with a systematic and logical framework for analyzing, comparing, estimating, and solving workplace applications.
  • Self-Study Exercises - These exercises conclude each section within a chapter, providing frequent opportunities to practice the concepts presented in the section.
  • Chapter Review of Key Concepts - These chapter-concluding summaries provide a quick overview of each learning outcome, the solution procedure, and an example - an excellent study tool prior to completing pratice sets or taking tests.
  • Additional Practice for Students - Additional practice materials, not found in the text, can be found on the text's companion website at www.prenhall.com/cleaves.

New Online Support:

MyMathLab with MathXL www.mymathlab.com

Powered by CourseCompassTM (Pearson’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system),  MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can use online tools, such as video lectures and a multimedia textbook to independently improve their understanding and performance. MyMathLab also includes student access to the Pearson Math Tutor Center. A MyMathLab access code is packaged with each new copy of this textbook. A new access code can also be purchased online at www.coursecompass.com.

  • NEW!  Epanded application of math concepts to a wider range of career and technical programs - Examples, application, and exercises include:
  • Agriculture
  • Allied Health & Nursing
  • Architecture
  • Auto/Diesel
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • CAD and Drafting
  • Computer Technology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Electronics and Telecommunications
  • Fire Science
  • Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs.
  • Industrial Trades and Technologies 
  •  NEW! Chapter Opening Career Profiles - Drawn from Occupational Outlook Handbook, these features provide students with a quick profile of a specific career and the job market for that career.  
  • NEW!  MyMathLab with MathXL www.mymathlab.com Powered by CourseCompassTM (Pearson’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system),  MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can use online tools, such as video lectures and a multimedia textbook to independently improve their understanding and performance. MyMathLab also includes student access to the Pearson Math Tutor Center. A MyMathLab access code is packaged with each new copy of this textbook. A new access code can also be purchased online at www.coursecompass.com.

Chapter 1         Review of Basic Concepts

Chapter 2         Review of Fractions

Chapter 3         Percents

Chapter 4         Measurement

Chapter 5         Signed Numbers and Powers of 10

Chapter 6         Statistics

Chapter 7         Linear Equations   

Chapter 8         Ratio and Proportion

Chapter 9         Graphing Linear Equations

Chapter 10       Systems of Linear Equations

Chapter 11       Powers and Polynomials

Chapter 12       Roots and Radicals

Chapter 13       Factoring

Chapter 14       Rational Expressions and Equations

Chapter 15       Quadratic and Higher-Degree Equations

Chapter 16       Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Chapter 17       Inequalities and Absolute Values

Chapter 18       Geometry

Chapter 19       Triangles

Chapter 20       Right Triangle Trigonometry

Chapter 21       Trigonometry with Any Angle

     

    Continuing the tradition of excellence in applied mathematics, Cleaves and Hobbs 7th edition is designed for students in a broad range of career programs that require a solid understanding of basic math, elementary algebra, trigonometry, and geometry.  Topics are introduced and reinforced using a step-by-step "spiral learning" approach supported by numerous examples and applications. Throughout the text, examples are presented in both symbolic and narrative form and all concepts are applied directly to careers and professions.

     

    Students who will benefit from this text include: Allied Health, Nursing, Computer Technology, Aviation, the Industrial Trades and Technologies, Electronics, CAD, Drafting, Architecture, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Auto/Diesel, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Business, Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs.

  • 0131735985College Mathematics, 7/E
    Cleaves & Hobbs
    © 2007 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1024 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131735985 | ISBN-13: 9780131735989
    Brief Description

This text is designed for students in a broad range of career programs that require a solid understanding of basic math, elementary algebra, trigonometry, and geometry. The 2009 Update of this popular text continues a tradition of evolving to reflect today’s work environment and deliver math instruction using the best print and electronic teaching methods and delivery systems available.

 

Key Features of this Text: 

  • “Spiral Learning Approach”  Topics are introduced and reinforced using a step-by-step spiral learning approach supported by numerous examples and applications.
  • Math concepts applied to a wide range of career and technical programs   Examples, applications, and exercises include: Allied Health, Nursing, Computer Technology, Aviation, the Industrial Trades and Technologies, Electronics, CAD, Drafting, Architecture, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Auto/Diesel, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Business, Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs.
  • Six-Step Approach to Problem Solving  This tried-and-proven approach provides students with a systematic and logical  framework for analyzing, comparing, estimating, and solving workplace applications.

 New Online Support:

 

(Icon) MyMathLab® with MathXL®

Powered by CourseCompassTM (Pearson’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL® (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system),  MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can use online tools, such as video lectures and a multimedia textbook to independently improve their understanding and performance. MyMathLab also includes student access to the Pearson Math Tutor Center. A MyMathLab access code is packaged with each new copy of this textbook. A new access code can also be purchased online at www.prenhall.com.

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  • 0137146698College Mathematics: 2009 Update with MyMathLab, CourseSmart eTextbook, 8/E
    Cleaves & Hobbs
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Book; 1052 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137146698 | ISBN-13: 9780137146697
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    For introductory-level courses in Technical Mathematics.

     

    This tried-and-true text from Allyn Washington, the pioneer of the basic technical mathematics course, now includes a fully developed MyMathLab program packaged with every text, providing students with unlimited practice, guided instruction, and video worked examples for every section of the textbook. This new edition preserves the author's highly regarded approach to technical math, while enhancing the integration of technology in the text. The book is intended for a two- or three-semester course and is taught primarily to students who plan to pursue technical fields. The primary strength of the text is the heavy integration of technical applications, which aids the student in pursuit of a technical career by showing the importance of a strong foundation in algebraic and trigonometric math.

  • 0138142254Basic Technical Mathematics, 9/E
    Washington
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 768 pages | Estimated Availability: 07/21/2008
    ISBN-10: 0138142254 | ISBN-13: 9780138142254
    Brief Description

    • For introductory-level courses in Technical Mathematics.

     

    This tried-and-true text from Allyn Washington, the pioneer of the basic technical mathematics course, now includes a fully developed MyMathLab program packaged with every text, providing students with unlimited practice, guided instruction, and video worked examples for every section of the textbook. This new edition preserves the author's highly regarded approach to technical math, while enhancing the integration of technology in the text. The book is intended for a two- or three-semester course and is taught primarily to students who plan to pursue technical fields. The primary strength of the text is the heavy integration of technical applications, which aids the student in pursuit of a technical career by showing the importance of a strong foundation in algebraic and trigonometric math.

  • 0138142262Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus, 9/E
    Washington
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 1152 pages | Estimated Availability: 07/22/2008
    ISBN-10: 0138142262 | ISBN-13: 9780138142261
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • For arithmetic-based Business Math courses at the undergraduate level. Will sometimes fit courses titled Consumer Math or Personal Finance. 

     

    The focus of the 8th Edition of Business Mathematics(Brief Edition) is to provide students with the tools they need to solve mathematical problems they will encounter in both their personal and professional lives. Students are presented math in contexts that are familiar to them and that they care about: math needed for everyday business transactions, math needed to make important personal finance decisions, and math needed to start or run a small business.

     

    Now available with Business Math Brief Version, 8/e:

     

    MathXL® and MyMathLab® for Business Math provide a powerful classroom management, homework, tutorial, and assessment tools. Students can take chapter quizzes or tests in MathXL and MyMathLab and receive personalized study plans based on their test results. The study plan diagnoses weaknesses and links students directly to tutorial exercises for the outcomes they need to study and retest. All student work can be tracked in MathXL’s online gradebook. Three packaging options--MyMathLab, MathXL, or MathXL Tutorials on CD--provide flexible platforms to fit your course goals. For more information, visit our websites at www.mymathlab.com and www.mathxl.com, or contact your sales representative.

     

      

    This text is also available in a full version (21 chapters). Business Math, 8/e, Cleaves & Hobbs 

  • 0136054617Business Math, Brief and Study Guide Package, 8/E
    Cleaves & Hobbs
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0136054617 | ISBN-13: 9780136054610
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Continuing the tradition of excellence in applied mathematics, Cleaves and Hobbs 2009 Update with MyMathLab is designed for students in a broad range of career programs that require a solid understanding of basic math, elementary algebra, trigonometry, and geometry.  Topics are introduced and reinforced using a step-by-step "spiral learning" approach supported by numerous examples and applications. Throughout the text, examples are presented in both symbolic and narrative form and all concepts are applied directly to careers and professions.

     

    Students who will benefit from this text include: Allied Health, Nursing, Computer Technology, Aviation, the Industrial Trades and Technologies, Electronics, CAD, Drafting, Architecture, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Auto/Diesel, Criminal Justice, Fire Science, Business, Hospitality, and Culinary/Food Safety programs.

     

    New Online Support:

    MyMathLab with MathXL www.mymathlab.com

    Powered by CourseCompassTM (Pearson’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system),  MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can use online tools, such as video lectures and a multimedia textbook to independently improve their understanding and performance. MyMathLab also includes student access to the Pearson Math Tutor Center. A MyMathLab access code is packaged with each new copy of this textbook. A new access code can also be purchased online at www.coursecompass.com.

     

     

  • 0135024331College Mathematics: 2009 Update with MyMathLab, 8/E
    Cleaves & Hobbs
    © 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 1052 pages | Estimated Availability: 07/22/2008
    ISBN-10: 0135024331 | ISBN-13: 9780135024331
    Brief Description

    • MyMathLab® is a series of text-specific, easily customizable online courses for Prentice Hall textbooks in mathematics and statistics. Powered by CourseCompass™ (Pearson Education’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL® (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system), MyMathLab gives you the tools you need to deliver all or a portion of your course online, whether your students are in a lab setting or working from home.

     

    MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can also use online tools, such as video lectures, animations, and a multimedia textbook, to independently improve their understanding and performance. Instructors can use MyMathLab’s homework and test managers to select and assign online exercises correlated directly to the textbook, and they can also create and assign their own online exercises and import TestGen® tests for added flexibility. MyMathLab’s online gradebook–designed specifically for mathematics and statistics–automatically tracks students’ homework and test results and gives the instructor control over how to calculate final grades. Instructors can also add offline (paper-and-pencil) grades to the gradebook.

     

    MyStatLab, part of the MyMathLab series, includes all the great features of MyMathLab, but is customized for Prentice Hall textbooks in statistics. MyStatLab courses include essay questions that can be assigned for online tests and quizzes; Java™ applets; statistical software; and other resources designed specifically to help students succeed in statistics.

     

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  • 0136004997MYMATHLAB / MYSTATLAB: Simplicity, dependability, choice...proven success!
    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0136004997 | ISBN-13: 9780136004998
    URL: http://www.mymathlab.com
    Brief Description

    • MyMathTest is a new, flexible online system for building your own placement tests and short refresher programs.

     

  • 0321558588MYMATHTEST
    Addison-Wesley
    © 2008 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321558588 | ISBN-13: 9780321558589
    URL: http://www.mymathtest.com
    Brief Description

    • Summary:  

    MathXL® is a powerful online homework, tutorial, and assessment system that accompanies Prentice Hall textbooks in Mathematics and Statistics. With MathXL, instructors can create, edit, and assign online homework and tests using algorithmically generated exercises correlated at the objective level to the textbook. They can also create and assign their own online exercises for added flexibility. All student work is tracked in MathXL’s online grade book. Students can take chapter tests in MathXL and receive personalized study plans based on their test results. The study plan diagnoses weaknesses and links students directly to tutorial exercises for the objectives they need to study and retest. Students can also access supplemental learning aids, such as animations and video clips, directly from selected exercises.

     

    Visit www.mathxl.com or contact your sales representative for more information.

  • 0131478958MathXL/StatXL Instructor Access Kit, 4/E
    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Addison-Wesley | Paper | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131478958 | ISBN-13: 9780131478954
    Brief Description

  • 0135037670MyMathLab / MyStatLab: Simplicity, Dependability, Choice...Proven Success!
    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135037670 | ISBN-13: 9780135037676
    URL: http://www.mymathlab.com


    • MathXL® and MyMathLab® for Business Math provide a powerful classroom management, homework, tutorial, and assessment tools. Students can take chapter quizzes or tests in MathXL and MyMathLab and receive personalized study plans based on their test results. The study plan diagnoses weaknesses and links students directly to tutorial exercises for the outcomes they need to study and retest. All student work can be tracked in MathXL’s online gradebook. Three packaging options--MyMathLab, MathXL, or MathXL Tutorials on CD--provide flexible platforms to fit your course goals. For more information, visit our websites at www.mymathlab.com and www.mathxl.com, or contact your sales representative.

  • 0135026954MyMathLab/MyStatLab Instructor Access Code
    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Digital Access Code | Estimated Availability: 12/31/2007
    ISBN-10: 0135026954 | ISBN-13: 9780135026953
    URL: http://www.mymathlab.com
    Brief Description

    • Summary:

    MyMathLab® is a series of text-specific, easily customizable online courses for Prentice Hall textbooks in mathematics and statistics. Powered by CourseCompass™ (Pearson Education’s online teaching and learning environment) and MathXL® (our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system), MyMathLab gives you the tools you need to deliver all or a portion of your course online, whether your students are in a lab setting or working from home.

     

    MyMathLab provides a rich and flexible set of course materials, featuring free-response exercises that are algorithmically generated for unlimited practice and mastery. Students can also use online tools, such as video lectures, animations, and a multimedia textbook, to independently improve their understanding and performance. Instructors can use MyMathLab’s homework and test managers to select and assign online exercises correlated directly to the textbook, and they can also create and assign their own online exercises and import TestGen® tests for added flexibility. MyMathLab’s online gradebook–designed specifically for mathematics and statistics–automatically tracks students’ homework and test results and gives the instructor control over how to calculate final grades. Instructors can also add offline (paper-and-pencil) grades to the gradebook.

     

    MyStatLab, part of the MyMathLab series, includes all the great features of MyMathLab, but is customized for Prentice Hall textbooks in statistics. MyStatLab courses include essay questions that can be assigned for online tests and quizzes; Java™ applets; statistical software; and other resources designed specifically to help students succeed in statistics.

     

    MyMathLab is available to qualified adopters. For more information, visit www.mymathlab.com or contact your sales representative.

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    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Addison-Wesley | Access Code Card | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131478982 | ISBN-13: 9780131478985
    Brief Description

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    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Access Code Card | Estimated Availability: 06/15/2008
    ISBN-10: 0135027020 | ISBN-13: 9780135027028
    URL: http://www.mymathlab.com


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    Prentice Hall
    © 2008 | Prentice Hall | Access Code Card | Estimated Availability: 07/15/2008
    ISBN-10: 0135027039 | ISBN-13: 9780135027035
    URL: http://www.mymathlab.com


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