Michael Sullivan's time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: preparing for class, practicing with homework, and reviewing the concepts. The Enhanced with Graphing Utilities Serieshas evolved to meet today's course needs by integrating the usage of graphing calculator, active-learning, and technology in new ways to help students be successful in their course, as well as in their future endeavors. In the Sixth Edition, new worksheets in MyMathLab-developed from the authors' experience in the classroom-provide mixed review for students who having trouble reconciling various topics, and also give students an opportunity to show their work. The "e;Are You Prepared?"e; section openers focus on students mastering the prerequisite material before beginning a new topic, and for the first time, those exercises are assignable in MyMathLab. Concept and Vocabulary exercises are also now assignable in MyMathLab as reading quizzes.

Michael Sullivan's time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: preparing for class, practicing with homework, and reviewing the concepts. The Enhanced with Graphing Utilities Serieshas evolved to meet today's course needs by integrating the usage of graphing calculator, active-learning, and technology in new ways to help students be successful in their course, as well as in their future endeavors. In the Sixth Edition, new worksheets in MyMathLab-developed from the authors' experience in the classroom-provide mixed review for students who having trouble reconciling various topics, and also give students an opportunity to show their work. The "e;Are You Prepared?"e; section openers focus on students mastering the prerequisite material before beginning a new topic, and for the first time, those exercises are assignable in MyMathLab. Concept and Vocabulary exercises are also now assignable in MyMathLab as reading quizzes.