Basic College Mathematics (8^th Ed.)

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The Tobey/Slater/Blair/Crawford series retains the hallmark characteristics that have always made the text so easy to learn and teach from, including a “

1. Whole Numbers

1.1 Understanding Whole Numbers

1.2 Adding Whole Numbers

1.3 Subtracting Whole Numbers

1.4 Multiplying Whole Numbers

1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers

1.6 Exponents and Order of Operations

1.7 Rounding and Estimating

1.8 Solving Applied Problems Involving Whole Numbers

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 1 Organizer

   Chapter 1 Review Problems

   Chapter 1 Test

   Math Coach

2. Fractions

2.1 Understanding Fractions

2.2 Simplifying Fractions

2.3 Converting Between Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

2.4 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

2.5 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

2.6 The Least Common Denominator and Creating Equaivalent Fractions

2.7 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

2.8 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers and the Order of Operations

2.9 Solving Applied Problems Involving Fractions

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 2 Organizer

   Chapter 2 Review Problems

   Chapter 2 Test

   Math Coach

3. Decimals

3.1 Using Decimal Notation

3.2 Comparing, Ordering, and Rounding Decimals

3.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimals

3.4 Multiplying Decimals

3.5 Dividing Decimals

3.6 Converting Fractions to Decimals and the Order of Operations

3.7 Estimating and Solving Applied Problems Involving Decimals

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 3 Organizer

   Chapter 3 Review Problems

   Chapter 3 Test

   Math Coach

4. Ratio and Proportion

4.1 Ratios and Rates

4.2 The Concept of Proportions

4.3 Solving Proportions

4.4 Solving Applied Problems Involving Proportions

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 4 Organizer

   Chapter 4 Review Problems

   Chapter 4 Test

   Math Coach

5. Percent

5.1 Understanding Percent

5.2 Changing Between Percents, Decimals, and Fractions

5.3A Solving Percent Problems Using Equations

5.3B Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions

5.4 Solving Applied Percent Problems

5.5 Solving Commission, Percent Increase or Decrease, and Interest Problems

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 5 Organizer

   Chapter 5 Review Problems

   Chapter 5 Test

   Math Coach

6. Measurement

6.1 American Units

6.2 Metric Measurements: Length

6.3 Metric Measurements: Volume and Weight

6.4 Converting Units

6.5 Solving Applied Measurements Problems

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 6 Organizer

   Chapter 6 Review Problems

   Chapter 6 Test

   Math Coach

7. Geometry

7.1 Angles

7.2 Rectangles and Squares

7.3 Parallelograms, Trapezoids, and Rhombuses

7.4 Triangles

7.5 Square Roots

7.6 The Pythagorean Theorem

7.7 Circles

7.8 Volume

7.9 Similar Geometric Features

7.10 Solving Applied Problems in Geometry

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 7 Organizer

   Chapter 7 Review Problems

   Chapter 7 Test

   Math Coach

8. Statistics

8.1 Circle Graphs

8.2 Bar Graphs and Line Graphs

8.3 Histograms

8.4 Mean, Median, and Mode

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 8 Organizer

   Chapter 8 Review Problems

   Chapter 8 Test

   Math Coach

9. Signed Numbers

9.1 Adding Signed Numbers

9.2 Subtracting Signed Numbers

9.3 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers

9.4 Order of Operations with Signed Numbers

9.5 Scientific Notation

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 9 Organizer

   Chapter 9 Review Problems

   Chapter 9 Test

   Math Coach

10. Introduction to Algebra

10.1 Variables and Like Terms

10.2 The Distributive Property

10.3 Solving Equations Using the Addition Property

10.4 Solving Equations Using the Division or Multiplication Property

10.5 Solving Equations Using Two Properties

10.6 Translating English to Algebra

10.7 Solving Applied Problems

   Career Explorations

   Chapter 10 Organizer

   Chapter 10 Review Problems

   Chapter 10 Test

   Math Coach

John Tobey received his BA in mathematics from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1965, his MA in mathematics education from Harvard University in 1966, and his PhD in mathematics education from Boston University in 1980. He has taught in the mathematics department at the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as the Mathematics Department Chairman at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts, for five years. John has served as the president of the New England Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges. He has received the NISOD award for outstanding teaching from the University of Texas at Austin. John is the author of seven mathematics books published by Pearson Education. John has spoken to many mathematics departments and at many professional meetings throughout the country on the topic of developmental mathematics education and distance learning in mathematics. He lives in Massachusetts.

Jeffrey Slater has been a professor at North Shore Community College for thirty-eight years and received the Teacher of the Year award in 2002. Jeff travels around the country speaking on student retention and is also a consultant to the Federal Government. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife Shelley and his yellow lab Gracie.

Jamie Blair has directed the Mathematics Learning Center at Orange Coast College for the past seventeen years. She designed, developed, and implemented the center, and as a result of this effort, has provided technical expertise related to the particulars of the Math Center to numerous other two-year colleges and at many conferences. In 2007, Jamie was appointed to the Team of Basic Skills Specialists by the California State Academic Senate. She is also currently participating on Title 3 committees on her campus. She specializes in teaching students who have never been successful in mathematics. She is an expert in the area of basic skill

About the Book

Students will find many opportunities to check and reinforce their understanding of concepts throughout each chapter:

• NEW! Career Explorations have been integrated throughout the text and MyMathLab course, enabling students to personally investigate future career options while helping to answer the common question, “When will I ever use this math in the future?”
  • Each chapter starts with a Career Opportunities feature that puts the math into context and ends with multiple Career Exploration Problems that are also assignable in MyMathLab.
• Student Practice problems are paired with every example in the text. The full solutions to each practice problem are located in the back of the text, allowing students to check their work as they go.
• End-of-Section Exercises progress from basic to challenging, and each exercise set includes Verbal and Writing Skills, and Mixed Practice exercises.
  • UPDATED! Many of the exercises throughout the text have been refreshed, and all of the real-world application problems have been updated.
• A Quick Quiz at the end of each exercise set contains three problems that cover the essential content of that section. This simple assessment tool measures whether students are ready for new material, or need further review.
  • A Concept Check question at the end of each Quick Quiz asks students to explain in their own words how and why a method works, forcing them to analyze problems and reflect on the mathematical concepts. All of these are assignable in MyMathLab, and the Concept Check question utilizes the Guided Exercise type.
  • Classroom Quizzes in the Annotated Instructor's Edition parallel every Quick Quiz, which allows instructors to quickly assess the understanding of the class at any point in the chapter.
• The End-of-Chapter Material pro