Includes index. pt. I. ITT Learning Resource Center, internet research tools, & library skills --
The Internet, the intranet, and the extranet --
ITT Learning Resource Center --
Researching and determining the best sources --
Credibility and reliability of electronic sources --
Major sources of technical information --
Researching in cyberspace --
pt. II. Preparing technical and laboratory reports and writing e-mail --
Using electronic mail --
Short reports --
Using graphics --
pt. III. Critical thinking and problem solving --
Thinking critically --
Problem solving strategies --
pt. IV. Critical reading --
Critical thinking, reading, and writing --
Reading in technical and applied fields --
Reading graphic aids --
Readiing mathematics --
pt. V. Mathematics --
Prealgebra review --
Real numbers and introduction to algebra --
Equations, inequalities, and problem solving --
Graphing equations and inequalities --
Exponents and polynomials --
Factoring polynomials --
Rational expressions --
Graphs and functions --
Systems of equations and inequalities --
Rational exponents, radicals, and complex numbers --
Quadratic equations and functions --
Exponential and logarithmic --
Geometry --
pt. VI. English handbook and grammar reference.
Responsibility: K. Elayn Martin-Gay [and others].