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Fall 2009 MATHEMATICS TEXTS |
The following is a list of the texts used in Mathematics Courses at Sierra College for the Fall 2008 semester. Please note the following:
Before buying any text book, check your class syllabus and verify (with your instructor) that you are buying the correct material for that course.
Math A, Math D, Math 12 and Math 13 are taught in multiple formats or styles. The texts used by these styles varies. If you are looking for the text for one of these courses, please be sure to identify which style your class belongs to.
Many of the texts given below are sold at the campus bookstore as part of a bundled set which may include Solutions Manuals, Instruction CDs, Study Guides and other supplemental material. Some instructors may require this additional material. However, for the sake of brevity, only the actual text and its associated information are given below.
| Math 581 - Arithmetic Review | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture and Lab | Lial/Salzman/Hestwood | Essential Mathematics | 2nd | 03212-8742-8 | Addison-Wesley |
| Math 582 - PreAlgebra | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture and Lab | Lial/Hestwood | PreAlgebra | 3rd | 03212-6662-5 | Addison-Wesley |
| Math A - Elementary Algebra | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture & ILP and Lab | Blitzer | Introductory Algebra | 5th | 0-13-2356791 | Pearson/ Prentice Hall |
| Online | REFER TO INSTRUCTOR | MyMathLab | |||
| Online | REFER TO INSTRUCTOR | ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone | 0-07-239130-8 | McGraw Hill | |
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Math B - Plane Geometry |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Musser, Trimpe, and Maurer |
College Geometry: A Problem Solving Approach with Applications |
2nd |
0131879693 9780131879690 |
Prentice Hall |
| Math D - Intermediate Algebra | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture & ILP and Lab | Blitzer | Intermediate Algebra | 5th | 0-13-6007627 | Pearson/ Prentice Hall |
| Online | REFER TO INSTRUCTOR | MyMathLab | |||
| Online | REFER TO INSTRUCTOR | ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone | 0-07-239130-8 | McGraw Hill | |
Math 8 - Trigonometry |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Sullivan & Sullivan | Trigonometry A Right Triangle Approach | 5th | 0136028969 | Prentice Hall |
Math 10 - Problem Solving |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Johnson | Crossing the River with Dogs; Problem Solving Strategies for College Students | 1st | 1-931914-14-1 | Key Curriculum Press |
Math 12 - College Algebra |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Sullivan | College Algebra | 8th | 0-13-240286-6 | Pearson/ Prentice Hall |
| ALEKS | ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone |
0-07-239130-8
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McGraw Hill | ||
Math 13 - Elementary Statistics |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Standard | Triola | Elementary Statistics | 11th | 0-321-50024-5 | Pearson |
| ALEKS | ALEKS | User Guide Stand Alone | 0-07-239130-8 | ||
Math 15 - Discrete Mathematics |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Epp | Discrete Mathematics and its Applications | 3rd | 0-534-35945-0 | Brookes/Cole-Thomson |
Math 16A, Math 16B - Calculus for Social and Life Sciences |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Larson | Calculus: An Applied Approach | 8th | 978-0-547-15480-0 | Houghton Mifflin |
Math 17 - Concepts of Mathematics |
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| No Text | |||||
| Math 18 - The Nature of Mathematics | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Tannenbaum | Excursions in Modern Mathematics | 7th | 0-32-157523-7 9780321575234 |
Prentice Hall |
Math 20 - Finite Math |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Waner | Finite Math | 3rd | 0-534-41949-6 | Thomson |
Math 29 - Precalculus |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Stewart | Precalculus - Mathematics for Calculus | 5th | 0-534-49277-0 | Thomson |
| Math 30 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Stewart | Calculus Early Transcendentals | 6th |
0-495-01166-5 |
Thomson |
| Math 31 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Stewart | Calculus Early Transcendentals | 6th | 0-495-01166-5 | Thomson |
Math 32 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Stewart | Calculus Early Transcendentals | 5th | 0-534-39321-7 | Thomson |
| Math 33 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | |||||
| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Goode | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra | 3rd |
0-130-45794-9 |
Prentice Hall |
Math 42 - Mathematical Analysis for Non-Science Majors |
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| Style | Author | Title | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
| Lecture | Tan | Calculus For the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences |
7th |
0-534-41986-0 |
Thomson |