Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the following reviewers whose feedback helped improve the final product:

• Katherine Adams, Eastern Michigan University
• Sheri Berger, Los Angeles Valley College
• Seung Choi, Northern Virginia Community College
• Stephen DeLong, Colorado Mountain College
• Keith Eddy, College of the Sequoias
• Solomon Emeghara, William Patterson University
• Audrey Gillant, SUNY–Maritime
• Barbara Goldner, North Seattle Community College
• Joseph Grich, William Patterson University
• Caroll Hobbs, Pensacola State College
• Clark Ingham, Mott Community College
• Valerie LaVoice, NHTI, Concord’s Community College
• Sandra Martin, Brevard Schools
• Bethany Mueller, Pensacola State College
• Tracy Redden, College of the Sequoias
• James Riley, Northern Arizona University
• Bamdad Samii, California State University–Northridge
• Michael Scott, California State University–Monterey Bay
• Nora Wheeler, Santa Rosa Junior College

I would also like to acknowledge Michael Boezi and Vanessa Gennarelli of Flat World Knowledge. The success of this project is in large part due to their vision and expertise. Finally, a special heartfelt thank-you is due to my wife, Tracy, who spent countless hours proofreading and editing these pages—all this while maintaining a tight schedule for our family. Without her, this textbook would not have been possible.