College Algebra From a Unified Laboratory Perspective 1st Edition

This text resulted from an ongoing project funded by the National Science Foundation. Intended for a one-semester, undergraduate level college algebra course, it focuses on conceptual understanding; emphasizes the "rule of four" and activity-based learning; includes meaningful and realistic applications; and relies on the use of technology as a skill builder and as a tool for the illumination of concepts through visualization. This text contains a rich variety of intuitive laboratory activities that encourage collaborative learning - all within a lean, coherent framework that exploits a few key recurrent unifying themes, such as functions and their representatives. Read more