Provides a broad-based, reality-oriented, easy-to-comprehend approach to the topic. Materials are designed to take into account the wide range of backgrounds and knowledge of students. Emphasizes skill in carrying out various algorithms; developing and using mathematical properties, relationships, and proofs; applying mathematics in realistic situations; and representing concepts with graphs or other diagrams. Includes self-test exercises.

"The text is suitable for a typical introductory algebra course, and was developed to be used flexibly. While the breadth of topics may go beyond what an instructor would cover, the modular approach and the richness of content ensures that the book meets the needs of a variety of programs."--Page 1.

Rated "Top 10" by the U.S. Department of Education, UCSMP is the first full mathematics curriculum to implement the NCTM Standards by emphasizing applications, reading and writing, problem solving, and technology. All major content strands are integrated throughout each level of this innovative six-year curriculum. Carefully refined through years of field testing and user feedback, UCSMP enables students to learn by doing today's mathematics in a variety of meaningful situations.

"Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. The discipline was a mainstay of mathematics education for centuries, and it was a standard subject in high schools until the 1950s. Today, however, it is rarely taught. Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth."--Jacket.

UCSMP Secondary: Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry, Student Edition

"Algebra, Trigonometry, and Statistics" helps in explaining different theorems and formulas within the three branches of mathematics. Use this guide in helping one better understand the properties and rules within algebra, trigonometry, and statistics.