Basic Mathematics for College Students

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BASIC MATHEMATICS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ALAN S. TUSSY CITRUS COLLEGE R. DAVID GUSTAFSON ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE DIANE R. KOENIG ROCK ...

Basic Mathematics for College Students, Fourth Edition Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson, Diane R. Koenig Publisher: Charlie Van ...

To my lovely wife, Liz, thank you for your insight and encouragement ALAN S. TUSSY To my grandchildren: Daniel, Tyler, Spencer, ...

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CHAPTER CONTENTS Whole Numbers 1.1 An Introduction to the Whole Numbers THINK IT THROUGH Re-entry Students 1.2 Adding Whole Num ...

Get the most out of each worked example by using all of its features. Here, we state the given problem. Then, we explain what wi ...

xi PREFACE Basic Mathematics for College Students,Fourth Edition, is more than a simple upgrade of the third edition. Substantia ...

Examples That Tell Students Not Just How, But WHY Why? That question is often asked by students as they watch their instructor s ...

Preface xiii Emphasis on Study Skills Basic Mathematics for College Studentsbegins with a Study Skills Workshopmodule. Instead o ...

xiv Preface Useful Objectives Help Keep Students Focused Each section begins with a set of numbered Objectivesthat focus student ...

Preface xv Study Skills That Point Out Common Student Mistakes In Chapter 1, we have included four Study Skills Checklistsdesign ...

xvi Preface TRUSTED FEATURES Study Setsfound in each section offer a multifaceted approach to practicing and reinforcing the co ...

Preface xvii Using Your Calculatoris an optional feature (formerly called Calculator Snapshots) that is designed for instructor ...

Section 6.4 Estimation with Percentis new and continues with the integrated estimation we include throughout the text. The Chap ...

Preface xix Annotated Instructor’s Edition (1- 4 390- 4868 -1) The Annotated Instructor’s Editionprovides the complete student t ...