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In this text/CD-ROM package, Hungerford (Cleveland State University) provides background needed in calculus for students who have had two or three years of high school mathematics. Mathematics is presented in an informal manner that stresses real-world problem solving. This fourth edition contains an optional sections on variation, expanded coverage of conic sections, and an optional chapter on limits. The CD- ROM contains eight hours of video instruction.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Thomas Hungerford's CONTEMPORARY PRECALCULUS text is highly praised and well respected for its clear writing, outstanding applications problems, and integration of technology. Many adopters like the use of real data in examples and exercises, and they appreciate the flexibility of the book. This market-leading text is now accompanied by an outstanding array of innovative supplements that facilitate teaching and enhance learning.

About the Author
Thomas W. Hungerford received his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has taught at the University of Washington (Seattle) and at Cleveland State University, and is now at St. Louis University. His research fields are algebra and mathematics education. He is the author of many notable books for undergraduate and graduate level courses. These include: ALGEBRA, Springer Verlag, Graduate Texts in Mathematics #73, 1974; ABSTRACT ALGEBRA: AN INTRODUCTION, Second Edition, Harcourt, 1997; MATHEMATICS WITH APPLICATIONS, Eighth Edition (with M. Lial), Addison-Wesley, 2003; and CONTEMPORARY PRECALCULUS: A GRAPHING APPROACH, Fourth Edition, Brooks/Cole, 2004.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Thomas Hungerford's Contemporary Precalculus text is highly praised and well respected for its clear writing, outstanding applications problems, and integration of technology. Many adopters like the use of real data in examples and exercises, and they appreciate the flexibility of the book. This market-leading text is now accompanied by an outstanding array of innovative supplements that facilitate teaching and enhance learning.

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