Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Thinking Mathematically 5th Edition, Robert F. Blitzer


Thinking Mathematically 5th Edition PDF Download Ebook. Robert F. Blitzer continues to raise the bar with his engaging applications developed to motivate readers from diverse majors and backgrounds. This book draws from the author’s unique background in art, psychology, and math to present math in the context of real-world applications.

The author understands the needs of nervous readers and provides helpful tools in every chapter to help them master the material. Voice balloons are strategically placed throughout the book, showing what an instructor would say when leading a student through a problem. Study tips, chapter review grids, Chapter Tests, and abundant exercises provide ample review and practice.

Students in this course are not math majors, and they may never take a subsequent math course, so they are often nervous about taking the class. Blitzer understands those students’ needs and provides helpful tools in every chapter to help them master the material. Voice balloons appear right when students need them, showing what an instructor would say when leading a student through the problem. Study tips, chapter review grids, Chapter Tests, and abundant exercises provide ample review and practice.

The variety of topics and flexibility of sequence make this text appropriate for a one- or two-term course in liberal arts mathematics, quantitative reasoning, finite mathematics, mathematics for education majors, and courses specifically designed to meet state-mandated requirements in mathematics. Blitzer’s hallmark applications keep students motivated and pull from timely real-world events and data.

Chapter openers and section openers present compelling applications, helping students to realize that mathematics is everywhere. Each vignette poses a question and explores how the section’s subject can be applied to answer the question. These scenarios are then revisited in the chapter or section. Interesting applications from all disciplines, supported by up-to-date, real-world data, are included in every section. Students see how mathematics can be used to solve real problems.

The latest applications and real-world data are compiled from hundreds of books, magazines, newspapers, almanacs, and online sites. For the Fifth Edition, 265 worked-out examples and application exercises are based on new data. Exercises are organized into six categories for instructor flexibility: Practice Exercises, Application Exercises, Writing in Mathematics, Technology Exercises, Critical Thinking Exercises, and Group Activity Exercises.

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