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I undertook the task of writing my own book for the Manufacturing Technology course What students and faculty will find in my book are short, precise explanations of terms and concepts that are written in understandable language. Detailed Examples Keyed to Exercises, My experience as a teacher has taught me two things about examples: they need to be detailed, and they need to help students do their homework. As a result, users of my book will find abundant examples with every step carefully laid out and explained where necessary so that students can follow easily. Students will also be able to read them on their own later when they’re ready to do the exercise sets. I have also included a double cross-referencing system between my examples and exercise sets so that no matter which one students start with, they’ll see the connection to the other. If students work an exercise and find they are stumped on how to finish it, they’ll see that for that group of exercises they’re directed to a specific example to follow as a model. Either way, students will find my book’s examples give them the guidance they need to succeed in the course. Varied Exercises and Applications A third goal of mine in writing this book was to give students more variety in the kinds of exercises they perform than I found in other books. Students won’t find an intimidating page of endless drills in my book, but instead will see exercises in manageable groups with specific goals. They will also be able to augment their proficiency using different formats (true/false, written response, multiple choice) and different methods (discussion, collaboration, calculators). Not only is there an abundance of skill-building exercises, I have also researched a wide variety of realistic applications using real data so that those “dreaded word problems” will be seen as a useful and practical extension of what students have learned. Finally, every chapter ends with critical thinking exercises that go beyond numerical computation and call on students to employ their intuitive problem-solving skills to find the answers to mathematical puzzles in fun and innovative ways. With all of these resources to choose from, I am sure that faculties will be comfortable adapting my book to fit their course, and that students will appreciate having a text written for their level and to stimulate their interest. |
