Max A. Sobel, Montclair State College
Norbert Lerner, State University of New York, Cortland

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1995
Format: Paper; 778 pp

ISBN-10:	0131120956
ISBN-13:	9780131120952

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Sobel and Lerner provide teachers with a teachable text and students with a readable text that will properly prepare them for future courses, particularly calculus. The text is designed specifically to ease the transition to calculus and directly involve the graphing calculator.

• speaks to students in a relaxed, motivational, yet precise manner.

  • avoids “theorem-proof” formula, often leading up to important new concepts using plausible arguments or observations, then stating results

  • gently leads students into mathematical processes, resulting in better understanding and a clearer appreciation of mathematics

• includes special material devoted to directly supporting topics in calculus without covering the actual topics themselves.

• interweaves a graphical emphasis throughout the text, teaching students the structure of numerous fundamental and important curves.

  • uses translations, reflections, expansions and contractions to make available a wide variety of curves

  • solves various types of equations in conjunction with the graphs of the related functions, leading to a more mature understanding of both the algebra and graphing

• offers optional graphing calculator sections with exercises, sometimes to verify what has been done by hand, other times to produce graphs of more complicated equations, observations and analysis.

• contains over 500 display examples that demonstrate and support mathematical developments, offering detailed, fully- developed solutions as models for section exercises.

• integrates interesting application examples with full solutions to spark students' interest for the exercise sets that follow.

• includes Challenge and Critical Thinking problems at the end of most sections to develop and/or enhance students' critical thinking skills.

• reflects the growing popularity of writing in mathematics by including Written Assignments near the end of most section exercise sets.

• constructs a strong pedagogical framework composed of:

  • marginal notes

  • teaching notes

  • caution items

  • Test Your Understanding sections

  • chapter review exercises

  • two chapter tests after each chapter review exercise set—one requiring worked-out solutions, the other multiple choice.