Mathematics: Its Power and Utility

Product Description This revision of Karl Smith's best-selling text helps students who have not previously been successful in mathematics develop basic math literacy. From developing a TTnumber senseTT to learning to estimate, Smith's text gives students the problem-solving skills they'll need to handle credit cards, purchase a home, draw conclusions from tables and graphs, evaluate advertising claims, and much more. The book's focus is on practical problem-solving rather than abstract concepts and made-up word problems. About the Author Karl Smith is professor emeritus at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. He has written over 36 mathematics textbooks and believes that students can learn mathematics if it is presented to them through the use of concrete examples designed to develop original thinking, abstraction, and problem-solving skills. Over one million students have learned mathematics from Karl Smith's textbooks.
ASIN: 0534204848
VSKU: KDV.0534204848.G
Condition: Good