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	BASIC MATHEMATICS for College Students EIGHTH EDITION D. Franklin Wright, Cerritos College ISBN (hard cover): 1-932628-15-0 or 978-1-932628-15-9 ISBN (soft cover): 1-932628-19-3 or 978-1-932628-19-7
	Bundled with Hawkes Learning Systems: BASIC MATHEMATICS ISBN (hard cover): 1-932628-16-9 or 978-1-932628-16-6 ISBN (soft cover): 1-932628-20-7 or 978-1-932628-20-3

Basic Mathematics for College Students provides college students with a learning tool that will help them develop basic arithmetic skills, develop reasoning and problemsolving skills, and achieve satisfaction in learning so they will be encouraged to continue their education in mathematics.

The writing style gives carefully worded, thorough explanations that are direct, easy to understand, and mathematically accurate. The use of color, subheadings, and shaded boxes help students understand and reference important topics. The emphasis is on basic operations and procedures and why they work as they do, as well as on how to perform these operations and procedures. Point-by-point explanations are incorporated within the examples for better understanding, and directions are given in an easy-to-follow format. Classroom practice problems (with answers) appear in nearly every section to reinforce students’ understanding of the concepts in that section and to provide the instructor with immediate feedback.

The NCTM and AMATYC curriculum standards have been taken into consideration in the development of the topics throughout the text.

Chapter 1:

Whole Numbers

Chapter 2:

Exponents, Prime Numbers, and LCM

Chapter 3:

Fractions

Chapter 4:

Mixed Numbers

Chapter 5:

Decimal Numbers

Chapter 6:

Ratios and Proportions

Chapter 7:

Percent

Chapter 8:

Consumer Applications

Chapter 9:

Introduction to Algebra

Appendix I:

The Metric System

Appendix II:

Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)

Appendix III:

Statistics (Mean, Median, and Mode)

Appendix IV :

Base Two and Base Five

Appendix V:

Ancient Numeration Systems