College Algebra: Ninth Editon (with Interactive Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM) (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) - Hardcover

R. David Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and has also taught extensively at Rockford College and Beloit College. He is coauthor of several best-selling mathematics textbooks, including Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes' COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Gustafson/Karr/Massey's BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, and the Tussy/Gustafson and Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig developmental mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He has been very active in AMATYC as a Midwest Vice-president and has been President of IMACC, AMATYC's Illinois affiliate. He earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University.

"[Gustafson and Frisk's College Algebra] has definitely lived up to my expectations. It is a very good book, with a lot of examples that are worked as an illustration. It also has a lot of exercise problems for the students to work out so that the students can develop a strong foundation in this subject."

"The textbook is organized in a clear manner that is easy to find the important points by glancing through the sections. The use of different colors helps the students to focus on important details."

"When reviewing the texts, we found that Gustafson/Frisk stacked up best against the competition. It was very easy to follow, had a good writing style, was at the appropriate level and was accessible to the students. When I taught the class using the book, I found it to be an excellent book to teach from, and the students seemed to like it as well."

"The Gustafson/Frisk text is conversational in tone and has explanations in language closer to 'teacher talk' than most textbooks. This makes the book easier to read and more student-friendly." "The Careers and Mathematics sections are up-to-date and use data effectively to show information which should be of interest to students. What a nice, subtle way to answer the questions, 'What are we ever going to do with this?'!"