With its complete, interactive, objective-based approach,Intermediate Algebra: An Applied Approach,is a best-seller in this market. The Seventh Edition provides mathematically sound and comprehensive coverage of the topics considered essential in an intermediate algebra course. The text includes chapter-openingPrep Tests,updated applications, and a new design. A robust Instructor's Annotated Edition features a comprehensive selection of instructor support materials. The Aufmann Interactive Method is incorporated throughout the text, ensuring that students interact with and master the concepts as they are presented. This approach is especially important in the context of rapidly growing distance-learning and self-paced laboratory situations. New!Study Tipsmargin notes provide point-of-use advice and refer students back to theAIM for Successpreface for support where appropriate. Integrating Technology(formerly Calculator Notes) margin notes provide suggestions for using a calculator in certain situations. For added support and quick reference, a scientific calculator screen is displayed on the inside back cover of the text. Enhanced!More bulleted annotationshave been added to the solution steps of examples and to the You Try It solutions in the appendix. Enhanced!Examples have been clearly labeledHow To,making them more prominent to the student. Enhanced!More operation application problemsintegrated into theApplying the Conceptsexercises encourage students to judge which operation is needed to solve a word problem. New!Nearly100 new photosadd real-world appeal and motivation. Revised!TheChapter Summaryhas been reformatted to include an example column, offering students increased visual support. Enhanced!In response to instructor feedback, the number ofChapter Review ExercisesandCumulative Review Exerciseshas increased. Enhanced!This edition features additional coverage of time (Chapter 8), bytes (Chapter 9), and temperature (Chapter 11). Aufmann Interactive Method (AIM)Every section objective contains one or more sets of matched-pair examples that encourage students to interact with the text. The first example in each set is completely worked out; the second example, called 'You Try It,' is for the student to work. By solving the You Try It, students practice concepts as they are presented in the text. Complete worked-out solutions to these examples in an appendix enable students to check their solutions and obtain immediate reinforcement of the concept. While similar texts offer only final answers to examples, the Aufmann texts' complete solutions help students identify their mistakes and prevent frustration. Integrated learning system organized by objectives.Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives that form the framework for a complete learning system. The objectives are woven throughout the text (in Exercises, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews) and also connect the text with the print and multimedia ancillaries. This results in a seamless, easy-to-navigate learning system. AIM for SuccessStudent Preface explains what is required of a student to be successful and demonstrates how the features in the text foster student success.AIM for Successcan be used as a lesson on the first day of class or as a project for students to complete. The Instructor's Resource Manual offers suggestions for teaching this lesson.Study Tipmargin notes throughout the text also refer students back to the Student Preface for advice. Prep Testsat the beginning of each chapter help students prepare for the upcoming material by testing them on prerequisite material learned in preceding chapters. The answers to these questions can be found in the Answer Appen