Basic College Mathematics

Abstract

The ninth edition of Basic College Mathematics continues our ongoing commitment to provide the best possible text and supplements package that will help instructors teach and students succeed. To that end, we have addressed the diverse needs of today’s students by creating a tightly coordinated text and technology package that includes integrated activities to help students improve their study skills, an attractive design, updated applications and graphs, helpful features, and careful explanations of concepts. We’ve also expanded the supplements and study aids. We’ve revamped the video series into a complete Lial Video Library with expanded video coverage and new, easier navigation. And we’ve added the new Lial MyWorkBook. We have also responded to the suggestions of users and reviewers and have added many new examples and exercises based on their feedback. The program is designed to help students achieve success in a developmental mathematics program. It provides the necessary review and coverage of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratio and proportion, percent, and measurement, as well as an introduction to algebra and geometry and a preview of statistics. It is part of a series that also includes the following books: • Essential Mathematics, Fourth Edition, by Lial and Salzman • Prealgebra, Fifth Edition, by Lial and Hestwood • Introductory Algebra, Tenth Edition, by Lial, Hornsby, and McGinnis • Intermediate Algebra, Tenth Edition, by Lial, Hornsby, and McGinnis • Introductory and Intermediate Algebra, Fifth Edition, by Lial, Hornsby, and McGinnis • Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra, Fourth Edition, by Lial, Hestwood, Hornsby, and McGinnis • Developmental Mathematics: Basic Mathematics and Algebra, Third Edition, by Lial, Hornsby, McGinnis, Salzman, and Hestwood