MyMathGuide for Prealgebra

Description

MyMathGuide: Notes, Practice, and Video Path is a loose-leaf workbook correlated to the To-the-Point Objective Videos and can be accessed within MyLab™ Math, or packaged with the text or MyLab Math code. It provides:

• A guided path where students can follow along with the To-the-Point Objective Videos (while filling-in the steps from the videos), or while reading the textbook, or listening to instructor lecture.
• Notes on key concepts, skills, and definitions for each learning objective.
• Vocabulary practice and review.
• Examples that offer problem-solving practice where students can fill-in the blank steps to guide them through solving the example, plus Your Turn practice exercises.
• Space to write questions and notes, and also can provide a good foundation for a hybrid or self-paced course notebook or lecture notes.
• Additional Practice Exercises with Readiness Checks.

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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• 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.

Deliver trusted content

• Course-specific resources and interactive features
• Conceptual understanding

• 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 8th 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.  

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