College Algebra, 6th Edition

This freshman textbook explains how to solve equations and inequalities, develop graphing techniques, and use the concept of a function. The sixth edition adds 170 new problems and introduces polynomial and rational functions before exponential and logarithmic functions. The CD-ROM contains video instruction for each chapter, a graphing calculator tutorial, and practice tests. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Jerome E. Kaufmann received his Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Virginia. Now a retired Professor of Mathematics from Western Illinois University, he has more than 30 years of teaching experience at the high school, two-year, and four-year college levels. He is the author of 45 college mathematics textbooks.

Karen L. Schwitters graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Mathematics. She earned an M.S. Ed. in Professional Secondary Education from Northern Illinois University. Schwitters is currently teaching at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida, where she is very active in multimedia instruction and is involved in planning distance learning courses with multimedia materials. She is an advocate for Enhanced WebAssign and uses it in her classroom. In 1998, she received the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award.