MyMathGuide for Developmental Mathematics

Description

Marvin Bittinger taught math at the university level for more than thirty-eight years. Most of that time, he taught at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis where he is now Professor Emeritus of mathematics education. Professor Bittinger has authored textbooks on topics ranging from basic mathematics, to algebra and trigonometry, to applied calculus. He received his BA in mathematics from Manchester College and his PhD in mathematics education from Purdue University. Special honors include Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and his election to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. Professor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at many mathematics conventions, most recently giving a lecture entitled “Baseball and Mathematics.” His hobbies include hiking in Utah, baseball, golf, and bowling. In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, particularly in apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife Elaine. He has two sons and four granddaughters.

Judy Beecher has a BA in mathematics from Indiana University and a MA in mathematics from Purdue University. She has taught at both the high school and college levels, with many years of developmental math and precalculus teaching experience at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. In addition to her career in textbook publishing, she spends time traveling, enjoying her five grandchildren, and promoting charity projects.

• Structured, yet flexible, the updated learning path highlights author-created, faculty-vetted content – giving students what they need exactly when they need it. The learning path directs students to resources such as videos and animations for relevant support that is easy to find.
• Skill Review, in nearly every section of the text and eText, reviews a previously presented skill at the objective level where it is key to learning the new material. In MyLab Math, Skill Review Videos, created by the authors, offer a concise, stepped-out solution for each Skill Review Exercise. 
• Interactive Animations, available in MyLab Math, allow students to examine visual representations of concepts through both guided and open-ended exploration to further solidify their understanding of these concepts.
• Chapter Opener applications with graphics in the text use current data and applications to present the math in context. These applications are linked to additional examples and exercises in the text and MyLab Math course to help students model, visualize, and learn the math. 
• Check Your Understanding with Reading Check and Concept Check exercises at the beginning of each section exercise set gives students the opportunity to assess their grasp of the skills and concepts before they move on to the homework.
• Skill Builder offers adaptive practice that is designed to increase students’ ability to complete their assignments. By monitoring student performance on their homework, Skill Builder adapts to each student’s needs and provides just-in-time, in-assignment practice to help them improve their proficiency of key learning objectives.
• Student Activities begin with real-world data and guide students to examine a key concept in each chapter, while analyzing the data and connecting other concepts. There is one activity per chapter and they are available in MyLab Math and the printed MyMathGuide workbook.
• Interactive exercises in MyLab Math help build problem-solving skills and foster conceptual understanding. 
• For the 10th Edition, increased coverage of skill-building, conceptual and applications exercises, and new problem types provide even more flexibility when creating homework. 
• Guided Solutions exercises have been added to reinforce the step-by-step problem-solving process, while the new Drag & Drop functionality has been added throughout the course to better assess a student’s understanding of the concepts.

• A library of pre-made developmental math questions is available in Learning Catalytics, helping instructors to start using this new engagement tool. Learning Catalytics is an interactive student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking.  

MyMathGuide is an objective-based workbook (available in print and in MyLab™ Math) that provides guided learning for every section of the text. Quick review of key concepts and vocabulary is followed by fill-in-the-blank examples with guided step-by-step solutions for students to complete. Corresponding Your Turn problems for students to try those steps on their own are included, along with extra space for note-taking and a library of extra Practice problems. Student activities utilizing real data for individual and group work are provided. The workbook can be used in conjunction with the Bittinger To-the-Point Objective Videos, instructors’ lectures, or the text itself. Available in loose-leaf format with space to show work, MyMathGuide can serve as a good foundation for a course notebook.  

MyMathGuide is an objective-based workbook (available in print and in MyLabTM Math) that provides guided learning for every section of the text. Quick review of key concepts and vocabulary is followed by fill-in-the-blank examples with guided step-by-step solutions for students to complete. Corresponding Your Turn problems for students to try those steps on their own are included, along with extra space for note-taking and a library of extra Practice problems. Student activities utilizing real data for individual and group work are provided. The workbook can be used in conjunction with the Bittinger To-the-Point Objective Videos, instructors’ lectures, or the text itself. Available in loose-leaf format with space to show work, MyMathGuide can serve as a good foundation for a course notebook.

0135230624 / 9780135230626 MYMATHGUIDE: NOTES, PRACTICE, AND VIDEO PATH FOR DEVELOPMENTAL MATHEMATICS, 10/e

Foundation: Studying the Concepts

• Updated – Structured, yet flexible, the updated learning path highlights author-created, faculty-vetted content – giving students what they need exactly when they need it. The learning path directs students to resources such as videos and animations for relevant support that is easy to find.
• New – Skill Review, in nearly every section of the text and eText, reviews a previously presented skill at the objective level where it is key to learning the new material. In MyLab Math, Skill Review Videos, created by the authors, offer a concise, stepped-out solution for each Skill Review Exercise. 
• New – Chapter Opener applications with graphics use current data and applications to present the math in context. These applications are linked to exercises in the text and MyLab Math course to help students model, visualize, and learn the math.
• New – Student Activities begin with real-world data and guide students to examine a key concept in each chapter, while analyzing the data and connecting other concepts. There is one activity per chapter and they are available in MyLab Math and in the printed MyMathGuide.
• New – Interactive Animations, available in MyLab Math, allow students to examine visual representations of concepts through both guided and open-ended exploration to further solidify their understanding of these concepts.
• New – Bittinger-specific Learning Catalytics questions are now available. Learning Catalytics is an interactive student response tool that uses students’ smartphones, tablets, or laptops to engage them in more sophisticated tasks and thinking.

 

Application: Reinforcing Understanding

• New – Check Your Understanding with Reading Check and Concept Check exercises at the beginning of each section exercise set gives students the opportunity to assess their grasp of the skills and concepts before they move on to the homework.
• Margin Exercises give students frequent opportunities to apply concepts just discussed by solving problems that parallel the text Examples.
• Section Exercises, including Skill Maintenance, Synthesis, and real-data Applications, offer abundant opportunities for practice, review, and development of critical-thinking skills. New! Guided Solutions exercises were added to MyLab Math to reinforce the step-by-step problem-solving process, while the new Drag & Drop functionality was applied to matching exercises throughout the course to better assess a student’s understanding of the concepts.

 

Retention: Carrying Success Forward

• New – Skill Builder offers adaptive practice that is designed to increase students’ ability to complete their assignments. By monitoring student performance on their homework, Skill Builder adapts to each student’s needs and provides just-in-time, in-assignment practice to help them improve their proficiency of key learning objectives.
• Mid-Chapter Review with Concept Reinforcement, Guided Solutions, Mixed Review, and Understanding through Discussion and Writing allows students to pause and actively review halfway through the chapter in the text and MyLab Math.
• Summary and Review is a comprehensive learning and review section at the end of each chapter with Vocabulary Reinforcement, Concept Reinforcement, Study Guide, Review Exercises, and Understanding through Writing and Discussion exercises. Chapter Tests, Chapter Test Prep videos, and Cumulative Review offer additional opportunities for review and reinforcement of skills and concepts in the text and MyLab Math.

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• Flexible platform — Your course is unique. So whether you’d like to build your own assignments, teach many sections, or set pre-requisites, you have the flexibility to easily create your course to fit your needs.

Empower each learner

• Motivation — Students are motivated to succeed when they’re engaged in the learning experience and understand the relevance and power of statistics. Through online homework, students receive immediate feedback and tutorial assistance that motivates them to do more, which means they retain more knowledge, improve their test scores, and perform better in future courses. Plus, we’re always adding new solutions to further engage students.

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• Course-specific resources and interactive features
• Conceptual understanding

Additional information

Dimensions	2.00 × 8.80 × 11.00 in
Imprint	Pearson
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780135230626
ISBN-10	0135230624
Author	Judith A. Beecher, Marvin L. Bittinger
Subjects	mathematics, higher education, Developmental Math, Combo: All in One