Intermediate Algebra

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ISBN: 9780077224806 | 0077224809
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/29/2008

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Intermediate Algebra prepares students for further courses in the college math curriculum. Students of all backgrounds will be delighted to find a refreshing book that appeals to every learning style and reaches out to diverse demographics. Through down-to-earth explanations, patient skill-building, and exceptionally interesting and realistic applications, this worktext will empower students to learn and master algebra in the real world.

Intermediate Algebra
The Real Numbers
Numbers and Their Properties
Operations and Properties of Real Numbers
Properties of Exponents
Algebraic Expressions and the Order of Operations
Linear Equations and Inequalities
Linear Equations in One Variable
Formulas, Geometry, and Problem Solving
Problem Solving
Integers and Geometry
Problem Solving
Percent, Investment, Motion, and Mixture Problems
Linear and Compound Inequalities
Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
Graphs and Functions
Graphs
Using Slopes to Graph Lines
Equations of Lines
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Introduction to Functions
Linear Functions
Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Systems with Two Variables
Systems with Three Variables
Coin, Distance-Rate-Time, Investment, and Geometry Problems
Systems of Linear Inequalities
Polynomials
Polynomials
Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication of Polynomials
The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials
Special Factoring
General Methods of Factoring
Solving Equations by Factoring
Applications
Rational Expressions
Rational Expressions
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Complex Fractions
Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division
Equations Involving Rational Expressions
Applications
Problem Solving
Variation
Rational Exponents and Radicals
Rational Exponents and Radicals
Simplifying Radicals
Operations with Radicals
Solving Equations Containing Radicals
Complex Numbers
Quadratic Equations and Inequalities
Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square
The Quadratic Formula
Applications
The Discriminant and Its Applications
Solving Equations in Quadratic Form
Nonlinear Inequalities
Quadratic Functions and the Conic Sections
Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
Circles and Ellipses
Hyperbolas and Identification of Conics
Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Nonlinear Systems of Inequalities
Functions-Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic
The Algebra of Functions
Inverse Functions
Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions and Their Properties
Common and Natural Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Applications
Sequences and Series
A1 Matrices
A2 Determinants and Cramer's Rule
A3 Sequences and Series
A4 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
A5 Geometric Sequences and Series
A6 The Binomial Expansion
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Intermediate Algebra

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