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UCSMP Advanced Algebra (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project)

Sharon Senk, Denisse Thompson, Steven Viktora, Zalman Usiskin, Nils Ahbel, Rheta Rubenstein, Suzanne Levin, Marcia Weinhold, Judith Halvorson Jasowiak

Following the flow of the UCSMP secondary series, this book presents many intriguing applications of the math it teaches. There are biology, physics, and mechanics applications. The text is designed so that students can understand new concepts from reading the text. This book has a lot more words and color than the average math book. It addition to comprehension questions, there are problem solving and review exercises.

As with all UCSMP secondary texts, topics are presented in clear ways so that students can teach themselves. Students understand why they are using certain procedures before they practice using them. Other books in the series include
Transition Mathematics,
Algebra (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project),
Geometry (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project),
Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry (The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project), and
UCSMP Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics.

Topic: math
Age Level: secondary
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