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FUNCTIONS AND CHANGE: A MODELING APPROACH TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 4E, INTERNATIONAL EDITION provides an alternative to a traditional college algebra course for students who either will not take another math course or may go on to a business calculus course. The authors wrote this text for the many college algebra students who are poorly served by books that focus on preparing them for a course they will never take, traditional calculus. Key Feature An informal approach offers clear explanations that leave out unnecessary technicalities so that students who are not comfortable with algebra will easily understand the concepts. Graphing calculator technology is integrated throughout the text as a descriptive and problem-solving tool, and to help students understand abstract concepts. Functions are introduced by the "Rule of Four"—graphically, numerically, symbolically, and verbally. Diverse Modeling/Real-Life Applications and Data reveal mathematics as an integral part of nature, science, and society. This real-world context allows students to check their answers against their own intuition and common sense while also making the topic more relevant and interesting to students. Chapter Review Exercises help students build their skills to remember key concepts from the chapter.