MyLab Math with Pearson eText Digital Update -- Instant Access -- for College Algebra: Graphs and Models (18-Weeks), 6th Edition

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The DIGITAL UPDATE gives you revised content and resources that keep your course current 

Digital updates in MyLab Math

• NEW - Integrated Review helps you provide students with exactly the remediation they need, when they need it:
• Skills Check Quizzes by chapter assess the prerequisite skills students need for that chapter. Integrated Review objectives are aligned with the Just-in-Time Review feature incorporated in all of the Graphs and Models series textbooks. 
• Personalized Skills Review Homework is generated for each student, based on the results of the Skills Check Quiz, to provide help on the prerequisite skills they are lacking. 
• Exercises, new Videos, and the new Corequisite Notebook Worksheets are available for students who need more help (or for corequisite courses). The review topics align with the Just-in-Time Review feature incorporated in all of the Graphs and Models series textbooks; there’s no need to go elsewhere for remediation.
• NEW - The Corequisite Resource Notebook corresponds with the integrated review content and weaves material to promote a positive mindset for the learner. The notebook reviews key prerequisite topics, previews upcoming material, and provides a variety of classroom activities to solidify mathematical ideas. The Corequisite Resource Notebook is organized as follows:  
• REVIEW –  28 prerequisite topic worksheets include guided examples to work through followed by exercises to check comprehension. Updated Just-in-Time videos support this review, with a video devoted to each prerequisite topic. 
• INTERACTIVE PREVIEW – 22 hands-on practice worksheets offer introductory examples and exercises of what is coming up in the main book.  22 corresponding new Preview videos help students learn the new material.
• ACTIVITIES – 20 application-based activities incorporate graphing calculators organized by topic to enhance classroom time and promote peer-to-peer learning.
• NEW - Personal Inventory Assessments are a collection of online exercises designed to promote self-reflection and engagement in students. These 33 assessments include topics such as a Stress Management Assessment, Diagnosing Poor Performance and Enhancing Motivation, and Time Management Assessment.

New and updated: Robust video program 

• UPDATED - Just-in-Time videos review the prerequisite topic needed for the chapter and the Corequisite Resource Notebook worksheets.  
• NEW - Example videos have retained the same examples but now highlight the GeoGebra graphing utility, reflecting graphing technology that expands beyond graphing calculators.
• NEW - Preview Videos walk students through introductory examples of what is coming up in the chapter.
• NEW - Personal Assessment Inventories is a collection of online activities designed to promote self-reflection and engagement in students.
• NEW - Mindset videos and assignable, open-ended exercises to foster a growth mindset in students.  This material encourages them to maintain a positive attitude about learning, value their own ability to grow, and view mistakes as learning opportunities – so often a hurdle for math students. 
• NEW - College Algebra Essential Video Series covers the essential topics a college algebra student needs to understand to be successful in this course.  Videos can be assigned in a MyLab Math homework assignment to remind students of the crucial content before students begin on their exercises.

Hallmark features of MyLab Math

• Interactive Figures, formerly Guided Visualizations, bring mathematical concepts to life, helping students see the concepts through directed explorations and purposeful manipulation. These figures are assignable in MyLab Math and encourage active learning, critical thinking, and conceptual understanding.
• Example-based Videos in MyLab Math are created by the authors and walk students through the detailed solution process for key examples in the textbook. Videos have optional subtitles.
• The Video Notebook contains fill-in-the-blank worksheets to accompany the video examples presented by the authors. After watching the video and filling in the worksheet, students have an excellent study guide for review and test preparation.
• Cumulative Review Assignments help promote enhanced concept review. Instructors can assign these pre-made assignments to help students synthesize and retain concepts learned throughout the course.
  

Hallmark features of College Algebra: Graphs and Models

• Functions appear early and are integrated throughout the text, reflecting the authors' belief that functions are best taught as a theme of the course – not as an isolated topic.
• Functions are introduced in Chapter 1, so that students start the course with a new topic rather than a review of equation-solving that was covered in previous math courses.
• Students come to understand the concept of a function by being exposed repeatedly to the language, notation, and use of functions throughout the text.
• Graphs are used frequently to provide a visual component to solving equations and inequalities.
• The authors’ visual approach enables students to “see the math” and quickly make connections between concepts.
• Visualizing the Graph exercises help develop students’ ability to make the mental link between different types of equations and their corresponding graphs. In addition to the full-page feature within the chapters, a unique exercise-type asks students to match equations with their graphs.
• Algebraic/Graphical Side-by-Side Examples present the solutions in a two-column format to help students understand the connection between algebraic manipulation and the graphical interpretation.
• Annotated Examples show step-by-step procedures, and employ color-coded art to guide students through the process of learning and understanding the concepts.
• Now Try questions, following every example, encourage active learning by asking students to do an exercise in the exercise set that is similar to the example.
• Ongoing review features throughout the text reinforce the concepts and help students build understanding.
• Just-In-Time Review of prerequisite algebra topics is located at the beginning of the text and referenced when students need it most. A more comprehensive review is presented in Chapter R, available in MyLab Math.
• 28 Just-In-Time review topics are referenced throughout the text and MyLab Math course to create an efficient review of intermediate algebra topics.
• Just-In-Time icons appear next to examples where review of an intermediate algebra topic would be helpful, directing students to the review topics in the front of the text.
• Mid-Chapter Mixed Review Exercises offer ongoing review, with one-page mixed review sets at logical breaks in the chapter. These help students reinforce their understanding of the concepts and are assignable in MyLab Math.
• Study Guides have been added to the Summary and Review, giving students a built-in study aid when reviewing and preparing for tests. In MyLab Math, these Study Guides are accompanied by narrated examples to reinforce the key concepts and ideas.
• Making connections is an important part of successfully learning and retaining math concepts, so the authors draw connections throughout the text.
• Connecting the Concepts invites the student to stop and check their understanding of how concepts work together in one section or several sections. Concepts are summarized visually – using graphs, outlines, or charts – so that students deepen their understanding and make connections.
• Collaborative Discussion and Writing Exercises are perfect for group or class work; by verbalizing math ideas, students gain a deeper understanding of the concepts.
• Classifying the Function Exercises ask students to identify a number of functions by their type (linear, quadratic, rational, etc.) As the text progresses, the variety of functions increases and these exercises become more challenging.
• Synthesis Exercises, included at the end of each exercise set, encourage critical thinking by asking students to apply multiple skills or concepts within a single exercise. These are assignable in MyLab Math.