{"product_id":"intermediate-algebra-the-why-and-the-how-9781516503032","title":"Intermediate Algebra: The Why and the How","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew Baxter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Algebra - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for students with some previous exposure to algebra, \u003cem\u003eIntermediate Algebra: The Why and the How\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on explanations of steps and practical advice on how and why things are done in certain ways when solving algebraic equations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book begins with the real number system and then moves students through linear equations, lines, equations, and systems, and inequalities. Students also learn to work with polynomials, rational expressions and equations, radicals, and quadratics and functions. Each of the eight chapters is organized into distinct lessons and instruction followed by exercise sets, so that students can master skills at a comfortable pace and build on them successfully. The instructional component emphasizes preparing students for more advanced courses by introducing them to the necessary concepts in an accessible and level-appropriate way. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eIntermediate Algebra\u003c\/em\u003e helps students become comfortable with the small details in math that make a big difference in overall competence and success. Thoughtfully developed with clear instruction and examples, as well as numerous practice opportunities throughout each lesson, the book is well suited to courses in the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMathew Baxter\u003c\/strong\u003e earned his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Baxter is currently a faculty member at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he has taught introduction to statistics, intermediate algebra, pre-calculus and calculus, and the history of math. He has served as a reviewer for \u003cem\u003eAbstract and Applied Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMathematical Problems in Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eApplied Mathematics and Computation\u003c\/em\u003e, and his own professional writing has appeared in journals such as \u003cem\u003ePhysica Scripta\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Mathematical Physics\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489318031511,"sku":"9781516503032","price":11971.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781516503032.jpg?v=1766341364","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/intermediate-algebra-the-why-and-the-how-9781516503032","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}