Tussy/Gustafson Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Fifth Edition
Textbook Tour
To help you get the most out of your textbook, answer the Textbook Tour questions below.
Prepare
1. Open your text and locate the Study Skills Workshop table of contents on the front inside cover. Read
through the descriptions for each topic. Which of these skills will you be able to apply immediately in the
course?
2. Locate the Study Skills Workshop for Chapter 2.
a. What is the title of this workshop?
b. Read the first part. How will discovering your learning style be of help to you?
c. Read the action items found in the Now Try This section. Complete the task found in number one.
What kind of learner are you? What types of things can you do to accommodate your learning style?
3. Locate the Study Skills Workshop for Chapter 4.
a. What is the title of this workshop?
b. Read the first part. What is the best way to begin your homework?
c. Read the action items found in the Now Try This section. What does question number three ask
you to do?
Learn
4. Locate the beginning of Section 2.1. Objectives, located at the beginning of each section, tell you what you
will be learning in that section. List Objective 3 below.
5. When each objective is covered within the chapter, it will appear again with the number appearing within a
blue circle. On what page does Objective 3 appear?
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6. Turn to the front inside cover of your text. Locate the page entitled, “Get the most out of each worked
example by using all of its features” on the back side of the second page of the Study Skills Workshop table
of contents. This page explains the basic structure of most of the examples in our text.
a. What does the Strategy explain?
b. What does the Why explain?
c. In the Solution portion of the example, what is the purpose of the Author Notes?
d. What is the purpose of the Self Check problem?
e. Where are the answers to Self Check problems located?
f.
After the Self Check, a Now Try problem number is given. Where are the Now Try problems
located?
7. Locate Example 2 in Section 2.2.
a. What Strategy will we use to solve this problem?
b. Why will we use this strategy?
c. What does the first Author Note tell us?
d. On what page will you find the answer to Self Check 2?
e. On what page is the Now Try problem located?
8. Caution boxes warn you to avoid common errors and will increase your understanding of a concept. Locate
a Caution box in the margin in Section 2.3. Write down the page number on which it appears.
9. Success Tip boxes will improve your problem-solving skills. Locate a Success Tip box in the margin in
Section 2.3. Write down the page number on which it appears.
10. Notation boxes improve your understanding of correct mathematical understanding. Locate a Notation box
in the margin in Section 2.4. Write down the page number on which it appears.
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11. The Language of Algebra boxes draw connections between mathematical terms and everyday
references. Locate a Language of Algebra box in the margin in Section 2.4. Write down the page number
on which it appears.
12. If you are using a scientific or graphing calculator in your course, the Using Your Calculator sections
introduce keystrokes and show how to use these tools to solve problems. Locate the Using Your Calculator
section in Section 8.2. Write down the page number on which it appears.
Practice
13. At the end of each section, you will find multi-part Study Sets. Locate the Study Sets for Section 2.7. Write
down the page number on which they begin.
14. The Study Sets begin with fill-in-the-blank Vocabulary problems which emphasize the foundation of the
language of algebra. How many Vocabulary problems are there in Study Set 2.7?
15. Concepts follow the Vocabulary problems in the Study Sets. Successful completion of these will prepare
you for the Guided Practice portion of the Study Sets. How many Concepts problems are there in Study Set
2.7?
16. The Notation problems follow the Concepts. These problems strengthen your ability to read and write
mathematics, as well as how to write out solutions to problems. How many Notation problems are there in
Study Set 2.7?
17. Guided Practice problems follow the Notation problems. These problems are linked to an associated
example in the section to which you can refer if you are having trouble solving the problem. Locate the
Guided Practice problems for Study Set 2.7. If you are having trouble solving problems 15-18, what
Example can you refer to for help?
18. The Try It Yourself problems do not follow the order in which concepts were taught in the section and they
are not linked to any examples. These problems give you the opportunity to practice for quizzes by learning
to identify the various problem types. On what page does the Try It Yourself portion of Study Set 2.7
appear?
19. The Applications portion of the Study Sets asks you to apply your skills to real-life situations. List the
topics of the first two Application problems given in Study Set 2.7.
20. The Writing problems build your mathematical communication skills. How many Writing problems are
there in Study Set 2.7?
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21. The Review problems follow the Writing problems and consist of randomly selected problems from
previous chapters. These give you the opportunity to keep your skills fresh. How many Review problems
are there in Study Set 2.7?
22. Challenge Problems help you to develop your new skills beyond the basics. How many Challenge
Problems are there in Study Set 2.7?
Review
23. At the end of each chapter, you will find the Chapter Summary and Review. This can be used as a
section-by-section study guide for the chapter. It includes the Definitions and Concepts covered in the
chapter with a quick Example to the right of the concept. On what page does the Chapter Summary and
Review for Chapter 3 begin?
24. Following the Definitions, Concepts, and Examples in the Chapter Summary and Review, Review
Exercises are given for that section. How many Review Exercises are given in the Section 3.2 portion of
the Chapter 3 Summary and Review?
25. Following the Chapter Summary and Review, a Chapter Test is provided to help you prepare for the
chapter exam. How many problems are given in the Chapter 3 Test?
26. At the end of Chapter 3, you will find a Cumulative Review. These will include problems from the chapter
you just completed, as well as all previous chapters. In brackets, you will see notes that let you know where
the skill needed to complete a particular problem was learned. In the Cumulative Review for Chapter 3, in
what Section did you learn the skill needed to complete problem 15?
Explore
27. Each chapter begins with From Campus to Careers which highlights how math is used in careers that are
currently in demand. Each highlighted career is linked to three problems in the Study Sets that pertain to this
career. Find the chapter opening page for Chapter 3.
a. What career is highlighted in the From Campus to Careers feature in this chapter?
b. What is the median annual salary for this career?
c. On what pages will you find the related Study Set problems pertaining to this career?
28. Turn to the Study Skills Workshop in Chapter 14. This last workshop gives you an opportunity to further
explore your career goals. Read the action items in the Now Try This section. Complete the task found in
number two. What are some careers that are most suitable to your personality? Which do you find most
interesting?
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