Mathematics in Action: Prealgebra Problem Solving, Third Edition, is intended to help college mathematics students gain mathematical literacy in the real world and simultaneously help them build a solid foundation for future study in mathematics and other disciplines. Our authoring team used the AMATYC Crossroads standards to develop a three-book series to serve a large and diverse population of college students who, for whatever reason, have not yet succeeded in learning mathematics. It became apparent to us that teaching the same content in the same manner to students who have not previously comprehended it is not effective, and this realization motivated us to develop a new approach
