xii PREFACE gaps, or for a corequisite course. Integrated Review prebuilt assignments include a chapter-level Skills Check on relevant prerequisite skills, and follow-up personalized assignments and resources to learn. This content has been revised to include resources specifically made for a liberal arts math corequisite course. 7 Skills Check Quizzes by chapter assess the prerequisite skills students need for that chapter. 7 Skills Review Homework, again by chapter, is personalized (based on the results of the Skills Check Quiz) to provide students with help on the prerequisite skills they are lacking. Students receive just the help they need—no more, no less. 7 Exercise Labeling – When creating assignments in the Assignment Manager, you will now have the ability to filter the available questions using Question Source to more easily find the Now Try, Financial Literacy, and Data Set exercises. Financial Literacy exercises have also been tagged with a “-FL” in their exercise number to identify them more easily. Continuing and Revised Features 7 Chapter Openers – Interesting and motivational applications introduce each chapter, which includes the Why This Is Important section, and illustrate the realworld nature of the chapter topics. 7 Problem Solving – Beginning in Chapter 1, students are introduced to problem solving and critical thinking. We continue the theme of problem solving throughout the text and present special problem-solving exercises in the exercise sets. 7 Critical Thinking Skills – In addition to a focus on problem solving, this book also features sections on inductive and deductive reasoning, estimation, and dimensional analysis. 7 Profiles in Mathematics – Brief historical sketches and vignettes present stories of people who have advanced the discipline of mathematics. In this edition, we included more diversity among the mathematicians included. 7 Did You Know? – These colorful, engaging, and lively features highlight the connections of mathematics to history, the arts and sciences, technology, and a broad variety of disciplines. 7 Mathematics Today – These features discuss current real-life uses of the mathematical concepts in the chapter. Each box ends with Why This Is Important. 7 Recreational Math – In these features, students are invited to apply the math in puzzles, games, and brain teasers. Answers are given in upside-down type at the bottom of the feature or (for longer answers) at the back of the book. In addition, Recreational Mathematics problems appear in the exercise sets so that they can be assigned as homework. 7 Technology Tips – The material in these features explains how students can use technology including calculators, spreadsheets, and smartphone apps to explore various mathematical concepts and solve application problems. 7 Timely Tips – These easy-to-identify boxes offer helpful information to make the material under discussion more understandable. 7 Key-Idea Boxes – Important definitions, formulas, and procedures are boxed, making key information easy to identify for students. 7 Animations – Located throughout the narrative you’ll find Animation icons like the one pictured at the left. They are designed to facilitate active learning and visualization of key concepts. These Animations are housed within MyLab Math and are ideal for classroom use during lecture or by students independently. They were created in GeoGebra and are usable on any type of device. They are also editable. 7 StatCrunch – Located throughout the narrative you’ll find StatCrunch® icons like the one pictured at the left. Like the Animation features, they are designed to StatCrunch
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