Graphical Approach to Algebra & Trigonometry, A

by Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, Gary K. Rockswold

For courses in algebra and trigonometry.
Unifies the theme of a function -- See, Solve, Apply The Graphical Approach series by Hornsby, Lial, and Rockswold covers functions through a consistent, four-part analytical process. The authors ask students to: 1: [See] Examine the nature of the graph 2: Solve a typical equation analytically and graphically 3: Solve the related inequality analytically and graphically 4: Apply analytic and graphical methods to solve an application
This proven approach helps students gain a deep visual and graphical understanding of math, solidifying a stronger connection to the mathematical world around them.
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Genres: Mathematics

1128 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6, 2006

About the author

Marge Lial (late) was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Her desire to educate both her students and herself inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was most recently affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, Marge’s travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She was particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks, involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.

Reviews

[Nyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Additional Review 4/25/18

I have nothing to add to this review perse. Just noting that trigonometry has been the most challenging class I have ever taken, and I will be thrilled if I escaped it with a passing grade. We concentrated on chapters 8 through 10 for the course, and all of chapter nine kicked my butt up one side of the street and down the other.
I have never been very good at remembering formulas, theorems, or the like, but this class made me feel as though my mind was made of swiss cheese.
My only book related complaint would be for there to be more, varied, examples.

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Original Review
With my final precalculus exam under my belt, I can say that I have finished this textbook...for now.
However, I'll be picking it up again in just over a month as we will be using this same text for trigonometry next semester.

Pros - A lot of information, and I do like that there is an example problem for each concept covered in a chapter. I also like that it highlights what I'll need in Calculus as well.

Cons - There are times that the authors make assumptions about prior knowledge and therefore do not always work the examples all the way through. Occasionally steps are skipped that can make following along difficult, especially since our Precal class started with Chapter 5. There are concepts that a student may have either not covered in detail before taking this class or forgot along the way.

I'm giving it a 3 for now. I plan to follow up on this review after my trigonometry class as well.