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  Spring 2012 MATHEMATICS TEXTS


The following is a list of the texts used in Mathematics Courses at Sierra College for the 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

3rd

0-321-57270-X

Addison-Wesley

Math 582 - PreAlgebra

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture and Lab

Lial/Hestwood

PreAlgebra

4th

0-321-56792-7

Addison-Wesley

Math 584 - Math Success (Overcoming Math Anxiety)

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Paul Nolting

Winning at Math (Study Skills Plus/C3S Web Study Skills Program)

5th

 978-0-940287-40-2

Academic Success Press, Inc

Math A - Elementary Algebra

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Blitzer

Introductory Algebra

5th

0-558-92999-0

978-0-558-92999-2

Pearson/ Prentice Hall

ILP & Lab & Online

REFER TO INSTRUCTOR

MyMathLab

 

9780558858711

 

Lab & Online

REFER TO INSTRUCTOR

ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone

 

0-07-239130-8

McGraw Hill

Math B - Plane Geometry

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Alexander; Koeberlein

Elementary Geometry for College Students

5th

1-4390-4790-1

978-1-4390-4790-3 

Brooks / Cole

Math D - Intermediate Algebra

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Blitzer

Intermediate Algebra

5th

0-558-93000-X

978-0-558-93000-4

Pearson/ Prentice Hall

ILP & Lab & Online

REFER TO INSTRUCTOR

MyMathLab

 

9780558858711

 

Lab & Online

REFER TO INSTRUCTOR

ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone

 

0-07-239130-8

McGraw Hill

Math 8 - Trigonometry

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Sullivan & Sullivan

Trigonometry A Right Triangle Approach

5th

0136028969

Prentice Hall

Math 10 - Problem Solving

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Johnson

Crossing the River with Dogs; Problem Solving Strategies for College Students

1st

1-931914-14-1

Wiley

Math 12 - College Algebra

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Sullivan

College Algebra

9th

0321716817

978-0321716811

Pearson/ Prentice Hall

ALEKS

 

ALEKS Users Guide - Stand Alone

 

0-07-239130-8

McGraw Hill

Math 13 - Elementary Statistics

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Standard

Triola

California Edition of Elementary Statistics

11th

558986471

Pearson

Prof. Pieracci

Sullivan

Statistics (with MyStatLab)

3rd

032174442X

Pearson/ Prentice Hall

ALEKS

ALEKS

User Guide Stand Alone

 

0-07-239130-8

 

Math 15 - Discrete Mathematics

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

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

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

Lecture (Prof. Day)

Langkamp and Hull       

Quantitative Reasoning and the Environment

1st

0-13-148527        

Prentice Hall

Math 20 - Finite Math

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Waner

Finite Math

3rd

0-534-41949-6

Thomson

Math 29 - Precalculus

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Stewart

Precalculus - Mathematics for Calculus (custom)

6th

9781133441007

Cengage

Math 30 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Briggs & Cochran

Calculus Early Transcendentals

1st

0321570561

Pearson / Addison-Wesley

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

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Stewart

Calculus Early Transcendentals

6th

0-495-01166-5

Thomson

Math 33 - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Steven W Goode, Scott A Annin

Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

3rd

0-13-045794-9

Pearson/ Prentice Hall

Math 42 - Mathematical Analysis for Non-Science Majors

Style

Author

Title

Edition

ISBN

Publisher

Lecture

Bittinger & Ellenbogen

Calculus And Its Applications

9th

978-0-321-39534-4

Addison-Wesley