This fourth edition shifts the focus away from mechanical rules, computation, and basic skills to emphasize concepts and modeling. It is written in a way that gets readers to explore how algebra is used in the world around them. The authors include the most varied and compelling set of applications available in the market. Readers will also find a problem-solving approach that motivates them to learn the material.

Provides the solutions for every other odd-numbered problem from the main text.

Changes in society and the workplace require a careful analysis of the algebra curriculum that we teach. The curriculum, teaching, and learning of yesterday do not meet the needs of today's students.

The complete solutions manual provides worked out solutions to all of the problems in the text.

Contains the worked-out solutions to the odd-numbered problems in the text.