Sherri Messersmith's successful
hardcover franchise is expanded with the new softcover P.O.W.E.R.
series. The conversational writing style, practical applications,
innovative student resources and student friendly walk through of
examples that users of the hard cover books noted and appreciated are
also found in the pages of the P.O.W.E.R. series. The P.O.W.E.R.
Framework What makes P.O.W.E.R. a unique tool for the classroom? A major
challenge in developmental courses is that students at this level
struggle with basic study skills and habits. Maybe this is one of their
first college courses or perhaps they are adults returning to school
after a long absence. Either way, many of the individuals taking this
course don't know how to be good students. Instructors often don't have
the time, the resources or the expertise to teach success skills AND the
math concepts. The new team of Messersmith, Perez and Feldman offer a
scientifically based approach to meet this challenge. The P.O.W.E.R.
Learning Framework was developed by successful author, psychologist,
student success instructor and researcher, Bob Feldman. It is a method
of accomplishing any task using five simple and consistent steps.
Prepare. Organize. Work. Evaluate. Rethink. This framework is integrated
at every level of the text to help students successfully learn math
concepts while at the same time developing habits that will serve them
well throughout their college careers and in their daily lives. The Math
Mastering Concepts--With the textbook and Connect Math hosted by ALEKS,
students can practice and master their understanding of algebraic
concepts.Messersmith is rigorous enough to prepare students for the next
level yet easy to read and understand. The exposition is written as if a
professor is teaching in a lecture to be more accessible to students.
The language is mathematically sound yet easy enough for students to
understand.