Basic College Mathematics / Edition 4

by Ignacio Bello

Overview

Basic College Mathematics, 4e will be a review of fundamental math concepts for some students and may break new ground for others. Nevertheless, students of all backgrounds will be delighted to find a refreshing book that appeals to all learning styles and reaches out to diverse demographics. Through down-to-earth explanations, patient skill-building, and exceptionally interesting and realistic applications, this worktext will empower students to learn and master mathematics in the real world. Bello has written a textbook with mathanxious students in mind to combat the issue of student motivation, something that instructors face with each class. The addition of Green Math examples and applications expands Bello's reach into current, timely subjects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073384382
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	01/10/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	720
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Ignacio Bello attended the University of South Florida (USF), where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics. He began teaching at USF in 1967, and in 1971 became a member of the Faculty at Hillsborough Community College
(HCC) and Coordinator of the Math and Sciences
Department. Professor Bello instituted the USF/HCC
remedial program, a program that started with 17 students taking Intermediate Algebra and grew to more than 800
students with courses covering Developmental English, Reading, and Mathematics. Aside from the present series of books (Basic College Mathematics, Introductory Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra), Professor Bello is the author of more than 40 textbooks including Topics in Contemporary Mathematics (ninth edition), College Algebra, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Business Mathematics. Many of these textbooks have been translated into Spanish. With
Professor Fran Hopf, Bello started the Algebra Hotline, the only live, college-level television help program in Florida.
Professor Bello is featured in three television programs on the award-winning Education Channel. He has helped create and develop the USF Mathematics Department Website (http://mathcenter.usf.edu), which serves as support for the Finite Math, College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Introductory Algebra, and CLAST classes at USF.
You can see Professor Bello’s presentations and streaming videos at this website, as well as at http://www.ibello.com.
Professor Bello is a member of the MAA and AMATYC and has given many presentations regarding the teaching of mathematics at the local, state, and national levels.

Table of Contents

1. WHOLE NUMBERS

1.1 Standard Numerals

1.2 Ordering and Rounding Whole Numbers

1.3 Addition

1.4 Subtraction

1.5 Multiplication

1.6 Division

1.7 Primes, Factors, and Exponents

1.8 Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols

1.9 Equations and Problem Solving

2. FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS

2.1 Fractions and Mixed Numbers

2.2 Equivalent Fractions

2.3 Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers

2.4 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

2.5 Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers

2.6 Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols

2.7 Equations and Problem Solving

3. DECIMALS

3.1 Addition and Subtraction of Decimals

3.2 Multiplication and Division of Decimals

3.3 Fractions and Decimals

3.4 Decimals, Fractions, and Order

3.5 Equations and Problem Solving

4. RATIO, RATE, AND PROPORTION

4.1 Ratio and Proportion

4.2 Rates

4.3 Word Problems Involving Proportions

5. PERCENT

5.1 Percent Notation

5.2 Percent Problems

5.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions

5.4 Taxes, Interest, Commissions, and Discounts

5.5 Applications: Percent of Increase or Decrease

5.6 Consumer Credit

6. STATISTICS AND GRAPHS

6.1 Tables and Pictographs

6.2 Bar and Line Graphs

6.3 Circle Graphs (Pie Charts)

6.4 Mean, Median, and Mode

7. MEASUREMENT AND THE METRIC SYSTEM

7.1 Linear (Length) Measures

7.2 The Metric System

7.3 Converting Between American and Metric Units

7.4Converting Units of Area

7.5 Capacity

7.6 Weight and Temperature

8. GEOMETRY

8.1 Finding Perimeters

8.2 Finding Areas

8.3 Volume of Solids

8.4 Angles and Triangles

8.5 Square Roots and Pythagoras’ Theorem

9. THE REAL NUMBERS

9.1 Addition and Subtraction of Integers

9.2 Multiplication and Division of Integers

9.3 The Rational Numbers

9.4 Order of Operations

10. INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA

10.1 Introduction to Algebra

10.2 The Algebra of Exponents

10.3 Scientific Notation

10.4 Solving Linear Equations

10.5 Applications: Word Problems