TY - BOOK TI - Tools for problem solving SN - 0130286958 AV - QA63 .M37 PY - 1999///?] CY - Boston PB - Pearson Custom Pub., KW - Mathematics. Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. KW - Problem solving N1 - 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] ER -