Basic Mathematics
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This portion of the MathMax book site is just for you! The Instructor's pages include:
  • description of MathMax Instructor support material,
  • chapter-by-chapter instruction hints,
  • a walkthrough of the new MathMax multimedia CD-ROM,
  • and links to other Addison Wesley Longman products and services that are available to MathMax students and instructor's.

Basic Mathematics


Instructor Supplements

Annotated Instructor's Edition
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SBN 0-201-33874-2

The Annotated Instructor's Edition is a specially bound version of the student text with answers to all margin exercises, exercise sets, and chapter tests printed in a special color near the corresponding exercises.


Instructor's Solutions Manual
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SBN 0-201-43407-5

The Instructor's Solutions Manual by Judith A Penna contains brief worked-out solutions to all even-numbered exercises in the exercise sets and to all Thinking and Writing exercises.




Printed Test Bank/Instructor's Resource Guide
by Donna DeSpain

ISBN 0-201-43408-3

The test-bank section of this supplement contains the following:

  • Three alternative test forms for each chapter, with questions in the same topic order as the objectives presented I the chapter
  • Five alternative test forms for each chapter, modeled after the Chapter Tests in the text
  • Three alternative test forms for each chapter, designed for a 50-minute class period
  • Two multiple-choice versions of each Chapter Test
  • Two cumulative review test for each chapter, with the exception of Chapter 1
  • Eight final examinations: three with questions organized by chapter, three with questions scrambled as in the Cumulative Reviews, and two with multiple-choice questions
  • Answers for the Chapter Tests and Final Examination

The resource-guide section contains the following:

  • A conversion guide from the Seventh Edition to the Eighth Edition
  • Extra practice exercises (with answers) for 40 of the most difficult topics in the text
  • Critical Thinking exercises and answers
  • Black-line masters of grids and number lines for transparency masters or test preparation
  • Indexes to the videotapes and audio tapes that accompany the text
  • Three-column chapter Summary and Review listing objectives, brief procedures, worked-out examples, multiple choice problems similar to the example, and the answers to those problems
  • Instructor support material for the CD-ROM



Collaborative Learning Activities Manual
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SBN 0-201-34574-9

The Collaborative Learning Activities Manual, written by Irene Doo of Austin Community College, features group activities that
are tied to sections of the text via an icon. Instructions for classroom setup are also included in the manual.

Answer Book
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SBN 0-201-43409-1

The Answer Book contains answers to all exercises in the exercise sets in the text. Instructors can make quick reference to all answers or have quantities of these booklets made available for sale if they want students to have access to all the answers.


TestGen-EQ
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SBN 0-201-38133-8 (Windows version)
ISBN 0-201-38140-0 (Macintosh version)

This test generation software is available in Windows and Macintosh version. TestGen EQ's friendly graphical interface enables instructors to easily view, edit, and add questions, transfer questions to tests, and print tests in a variety of fonts and forms. Search and sort features help the instructor quickly locate questions and arrange them in a preferred order.
Six question formats are available, including short-answer, true-false, multiple-choice, essay, matching, and bimodal formats. A built-in question editor gives the instructor the ability to create graphs, import graphics, insert mathematical symbols and templates, and insert variable numbers or text. Computerized testbanks include algorithmically defined problems organized according to each textbook. An "Export to HTML" feature lets instructors to create practice tests for the World Wide Web.
TestGen-EQ is free to qualifying adopters.


Windows version

Macintosh version



QuizMaster-EQ
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SBN 0-201-38133-8 (Windows version)
ISBN 0-201-38140-0 (Macintosh version)

QuizMaster-EQ enables instructors to create and save tests and quizzes using TestGen-EQ so students can take them on a computer network. Instructors can set preferences for how and when test are administered. QuizMaster-EQ automatically grades the exams and allows the instructor to view or print a variety of reports for individual students, classes, or courses. This software is available for both Windows and Macintosh and is fully networkable. QuizMaster-EQ is free to qualifying adopters.


Windows version

Macintosh version

InterAct Math Plus
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SBN 0-201-49296-2 (Windows version)
ISBN 0-201-58768-8 (Macintosh version)

This software, available for both Windows and Macintosh, combines course management and on-line testing with the features of InterAct Math Tutorial Software (see InterAct Math Tutorial description in the MathMax Student Store) to create an invaluable teaching resource. InterAct Math Plus is free to adopters. Contact your Addison Wesley Longman sales consultant for a demonstration.


Windows version

Macintosh version



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