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 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 Unnamed Publisher. 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.