Critical Thinking Approach to Pre-Calculus has been recommended for students who want to understand and learn advanced algebra concepts as opposed to memorizing them. Pre-Calculus is becoming critical for all branches of science and industry because students need to take Calculus because it is the gateway to any degree that supports better paying positions.

Critical Thinking Approach to Pre-Calculus contains the Advanced or College Algebra and Trigonometry needed to understand calculus. normally taught in 12h grade or in college course. Students struggle with Pre-Calculus through no fault of their own. Pre-Calculus has its own unique language and set of rules, and the frustration experienced by students can result in a loss of self-confidence. Critical Thinking Approach to Pre-Calculus features a comprehensive, step-by-step approach that simplifies complex concepts by breaking them up into bite-size pieces, using high quality illustrations, and providing real-life examples. The mathematics is presented in an understandable way in order to maximize success in this course. The Pre-Calculus Text in the Arithmetic to Algebra through Pre-Calculus Series contains all necessary topics needed to understand Calculus. The complete Table of Contents for Pre-Calculus text is presented at the bottom of this web-page.

Each Section in Pre-Calculus is followed by 4 sets of exercises: Exercises for Vocabulary, Exercises for Computation, Exercises for Understanding, and a Self-Test. The Instructor's Manual contains Problems for Problem Solving (a collection of problems from science and industry applicable to the topics in that Unit). 

Because of the emphasis on understanding, this is an outstanding text for teaching concepts associated with pre-calculus.

Available with Critical Thinking Approach to Pre-Calculus is an Instructor's Manual and a Test Kit. Answers for some of the odd numbered exercises appear at the end of the text while the complete answers appear in the Instructor's Manual for the text.

The Instructor's Manual contains teaching and testing hints, possible schedule, the student copies for Problems for Problem Solving, and all answers including those to the Exercises for Understanding and Problems for Problem Solving

The Test Kit contains a Placement Test, 7 Criteria Referenced Unit Tests (one for each Chapter) and a Final. All tests have been developed using the suggestions and guidance of the University of Chicago Testing Department. These multiple-choice tests are designed to test mastery of the content by students.

"Our students do not have as good a mathematics background as most students when they start our Pre-Calculus course. I was concerned that they would not be able to understand these concepts and not be very successful. However, because of the good explanations and other types of exercises they not only understood the concepts but also enjoyed the course.

"We had difficulty covering the text, but we are going to adopt the first two algebra texts in this series and that will make a big difference in the future because our students will be better prepared for pre-calculus."

"The presentation of functions is the best I have ever seen. Students really understood what they were doing and could discuss these concepts with each other and other instructors."

"The presentation of trigonometry, especially the identities, is outstanding"

"We are home schooling our five children and our second daughter who usually likes math was having a problem with learning Precalculus. We were using the popular text for this subject and hired a tutor from the local college to help her. She had given up on pursuing a college course in some medical field. Then we switched to your Pre-Calculus Text. We no longer needed the tutor, she is pursuing her choice in the university, and she was one of the few freshmen who passed the mathematics entrance exam and went into calculus. Thank you."

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