Blitzer Precalculus Series
Robert F. Blitzer, Miami Dade College
“Your world is profoundly mathematical.” — Bob Blitzer
Bob Blitzer continues to support and inspire students with his engaging approach, making this a series that is beloved year after year by students and instructors alike.
Blitzer’s unique background in mathematics and behavioral science presents readers with a wide range of applications—drawn from pop culture and up-to-date references—that appeal to students of all majors and connect math to their lives, showing them that our world is more mathematical than they realize.
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Features
Inspire students with features that connect mathematics to the world around them. Blitzer’s carefully crafted texts and MyLab® Math work hand in hand to engage students and encourage practice—personalizing learning for understanding that lasts.
Relevant Applications
Chapter and Section Openers grab students’ attention with real-world applications that continue through the examples and exercises, including Use of Social Media by Age, COVID-19 Pandemic, and World Tiger Population.
Examples with Voice Balloons
Voice balloons offer the support and guidance of an instructor. After every example, Check Point exercises offer students the opportunity to test their understanding.
Dynamic Video Program
The dynamic video program includes interactive objective videos that walk students through concepts from every objective of the text; Blitzer Bonus videos and Math Talk videos show students how math applies to the real world.
Interactive objective videos
Blitzer Bonus videos
Math Talk videos
GeoGebra Graphing Exercises
Gradable GeoGebra Graphing Exercises enable students to interact directly with the graph in a manner that reflects how students would graph on paper.
Interactive Figures
Interactive Figures bring mathematical concepts to life, helping students see the concepts through directed explorations and purposeful manipulation.
Growth Mindset
Mindset videos and assignable exercises foster a growth mindset in students, while Personal Inventory Assessments promote self-reflection and metacognition.
Corequisite Resources
Ample content for corequisite courses or for students who are underprepared includes the Corequisite eTextbook, instructional videos, worksheets, and assignable exercises. Integrated Review at the chapter level pinpoints which prerequisite topics students may need to review.
Instructor Support
Set up your course easily and quickly with Enhanced Assignments designed to maximize students’ performance, Video Assignments with exercises that are ideal for online or flipped classes, and the Instructor’s Corequisite Implementation Guide.
Learning Guide
Learning Guide worksheets for each section of the text motivate with real-world connections, followed by “Solved Problems” and “Pencil Problems.” Classroom Activities, Integrated Review worksheets and activities, and Coloring Pages of Blitzer’s striking book covers are also included.
Robert F. Blitzer
Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University.
Bob’s love for teaching mathematics was nourished for nearly 30 years at Miami Dade College, where he received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College and an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. Bob has written textbooks covering developmental mathematics, introductory algebra, intermediate algebra, trigonometry, algebra and trigonometry, precalculus, and liberal arts mathematics, all published by Pearson.
When not secluded in his Northern California writer’s cabin, Bob can be found hiking the beaches and trails of Point Reyes National Seashore and tending to the chores required by his beloved entourage of horses, chickens, and irritable roosters.
“The lesson introductions are captivating. Often times I will begin class with Blitzer’s introduction to pique students’ interest and to give them a glimpse of the concepts’ application and usefulness to our world.”
- Ryan Caimano, Oklahoma Bible Academy
“I like the real-world aspects in the opener of each chapter.”
- Alvina J. Atkinson, Ph.D., Georgia Gwinnett College
“My students like all of the video supplements, especially the MathTalk videos.”
- Clayton N. Kitchings, University of North Georgia Oconee Campus
“The explanations are clearer, and I like the word/model problems have been updated in order to be more relevant to college age students of today.”
- S. Laura Huckaby, Shorter University