Beginning & Intermediate Algebra, Pearson New International Edition, 4th edition

The Tobey/Slater/Blair/Crawford series builds essential skills one at a time by breaking the mathematics down into manageable pieces. This practical “building block” organization makes it easy for students to understand each topic and gain confidence as they move through each section. Students will find many opportunities to check and reinforce their understanding of concepts throughout the text and its MyMathLab course. With this revision, the author team has added a new Math Coach feature that provides students with an office hour experience by helping them to avoid commonly made mistakes. With Tobey/Slater/Blair/Crawford, students have a tutor, a study companion, and now a coach, with them every step of the way.

Students will find many opportunities to check and reinforce their understanding of concepts throughout each chapter:

• Student Practice problems are paired with every example in the text. The full solutions to each practice problem are located in the back of the text, allowing students to check their work as they go.
• The “How Am I Doing?” mid-chapter review exercises let students pause at a critical juncture to make sure they are "getting it."
• End-of-Section Exercises progress from basic to challenging, and each exercise set includes Verbal and Writing Skills, and Mixed Practice exercises.
• A Quick Quiz at the end of each exercise set contains three problems that cover the essential content of that section. This simple assessment tool measures whether students know when they are ready for new material, and when they need further review.
  • A Concept Check question at the end of each Quick Quiz asks students to explain how and why a method works in their own words, forcing students to analyze problems and reflect on the mathematical concepts.
  • Classroom Quizzes in the Annotated Instructor's Edition parallel every Quick Quiz, which allows instructors to quickly assess the understanding of the class at any point in the chapter.
• The End-of-Chapter Material provides several opportunities for review and reinforcement of key concepts:
• Updated! Chapter Organizers summarize the chapter topics, procedures, and corresponding examples all in one place to simplify chapter review. A ”You Try It” column has been added to Chapter Organizers to provide another opportunity for practice!
• NEW! Assessment Check boxes on the “How Am I Doing?” Chapter Test encourage students to check their work. If students need extra help on any test problems, they can watch the Chapter Test Prep Videos, where all test solutions are worked out on video.
• NEW! The Math Coach follows every chapter test and provides helpful hints and coaching on the most difficult concepts and exercise types in that particular chapter. Examples similar to the Math Coach problems have been noted throughout the chapter with side-by-side examples and practice problems that encourage students to try the practice problem on the spot. Students can have an office hour with the authors when they watch the authors solve these key problem types on the New Math Coach Videos.
• The Chapter Test Prep and Math Coach Videos are available in MyMathLab and on YouTube.
• Use Math to Save Money features practical, realistic examples in every chapter of how students can use math to cut costs and spend less. Topics have been updated based on a student survey of more than 1,000 developmental math colleges.

New and Updated Features

• The end-of-chapter material has been further enhanced to provide more opportunities for review and reinforcement of key concepts:
  • Updated! Chapter Organizers summarize the chapter topics, procedures, and corresponding examples all in one place to simplify chapter review. A “You Try It” column has been added to Chapter Organizers to provide another opportunity for practice!
  • NEW! Assessment Check boxes on the “How Am I Doing?” Chapter Test encourage students to check their work. If students need extra help on any test problems, they can also watch the Chapter Test Prep Videos, where all test solutions are worked out on video.
  • NEW! The Math Coach follows every chapter test and provides helpful hints and coaching on the most difficult concepts and exercise types in that particular chapter. Examples similar to the Math Coach problems have been noted throughout the chapter with side-by-side examples and practice problems that encourage students to try the practice problem on the spot. Students can have an office hour with the authors when they watch the authors solve these key problem types on the New Math Coach Videos.
• Use Math to Save Money features practical, realistic examples in every chapter of how students can use math to cut costs and spend less. The topics discussed in Use Math to Save Money have been updated based on a student survey of more than 1,000 developmental math college students.
• Steps to Success (formerly called “Develop Your Study Skills”) has been updated and expanded to provide students with more guided techniques for improving their study skills and succeeding in math.

New Instructor and Student Resources

• Worksheets with the Math Coach tie the complete learning package together, providing extra vocabulary and practice exercises for every section of the text. Every chapter also includes the Math Coach Problems from the book and videos so students can follow along, and have plenty of space to show their work.
• The Lectures Series on DVD featuring Math Coach and Chapter Test Prep Videos has been completely revised to provide students with extra help for each section of the textbook. The videos include:
• A new interface allows easy navigation to objectives and key examples and exercises.
• The new Math Coach Videos give students an office hour with the authors! In these videos, the authors expand upon the end-of-chapter Math Coach materials that are in the text and coach students on how to avoid commonly made mistakes.
• Chapter Test Prep Videos provide step-by-step video solutions to every problem in each “How Am I Doing?” Chapter Test in the textbook.
• Chapter Test Prep Videos and Math Coach Videos are available in MyMathLab and on YouTubeTM.

New to MyMathLab

Two MyMathLab course options are now available: a standard course and a Ready to Go course.

• Standard MyMathLab courses allow instructors to build their course their way, offering maximum flexibility and complete control over all aspects of assignment creation.
• The new Ready to Go courses provide students with all the same great MyMathLab features, but make it easier for instructors to get started. Each course includes pre-assigned homework and quizzes to make creating a course even easier.

Both course options feature the following items:

• Pre-made (and pre-assigned in the Ready to Go course) section-level homework assignments.
• Pre-made (and pre-assigned in the Ready to Go course)“How Am I Doing?” mid-chapter review homework that lets studen