Math 135 - Preparation for Calculus - Fall '15
Prof. Mark Janeba
Our text will be Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 4th Edition
by Eric Connally, Deborah Hughes-Hallett, Andrew M. Gleason
ISBN : 978-0-470-48475-3 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
There will be nightly reading from the text.
Q: Is it expensive?
A: Yes, it's expensive (math and science texts always are). You may want
to save some money in the short term by getting the loose-leaf version
(ISBN 978-0-470-91760-2), or an online electronic version - but you
probably won't be able to sell those versions back to the bookstore at
the end of the semester, so it's not clear how much money you'd save in the long run.
Q: Can I use the 3rd edition?
A: If you wish, but some of the homework problems are different, and
that may cause you difficulties. You'll have to take responsibility for dealing with that.
I assign homework problems using
the 4th edition, and I can't tell you the corresponding problem numbers in the 3rd edition, even for the ones that are in the 3rd edition.
Q: Can I use an "international edition?"
A: If you wish, but I've had mixed results with international
editions. Some of them are exactly the same text, but
cheaper. Some of them have different problem numbers, etc.
You'll have to take responsibility for dealing with that and any other
differences; I can't tell you what those differences may be.
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