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Intermediate Algebra: A Text/Workbook, 8th Edition
ISBN-10: 0495826758 ISBN-13: 9780495826750
960 Pages
© 2010 Published
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- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
1. BASIC PROPERTIES AND DEFINITIONS.
Fundamental Definitions and Notation. Sets. The Real Numbers. Simple and Compound Inequalities. Properties of Real Numbers. Arithmetic with Real Numbers. Recognizing Patterns.
2. EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES IN ONE VARIABLE.
Linear Equations in One Variable. Formulas. Applications. Linear Inequalities in One Variable. Equations with Absolute Value. Inequalities Involving Absolute Value.
3. EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES IN TWO VARIABLES.
Paired Data and the Rectangle Coordinate System. The Slope of a Line. The Equation of a Line. Linear Inequalities in Two Variables. Introduction to Functions. Function Notation. Algebra and Composition with Functions. Variation.
4. SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES.
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables. Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables. Introduction to Determinants. Cramer's Rule. Applications. Systems of Linear Inequalities.
5. EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS.
Properties of Exponents. Polynomials, Sums, and Differences. Multiplication of Polynomials. The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping. Factoring Trinomials. Special Factoring. Factoring: A General Review. Solving Equations by Factoring.
6. RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS.
Basic Properties and Reducing to Lowest Terms. Division of Polynomials and Difference Quotients. Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions. Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions. Complex Fractions. Equations Involving Rational Expressions. Applications.
7. RATIONAL EXPONENTS AND ROOTS.
Rational Exponents. More Expressions Involving Rational Exponents. Simplified Form for Radicals. Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions. Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions. Equations with Radicals. Complex Numbers.
8. QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS.
Completing the Square. The Quadratic Formula. Additional Items Involving Solutions to Equations. Equations Quadratic in Form. Graphing Parabolas. Quadratic Inequalities.
9. BASIC PROPERTIES AND DEFINITIONS.
Exponential Functions. The Inverse of a Function. Logarithms Are Exponents. Properties of Logarithms. Common Logarithms and Natural Logarithms. Exponential Equations and Change of Base.
10. CONIC SECTIONS.
The Circle. Ellipses and Hyperbolas. Second-Degree Inequalities and Nonlinear Systems.
Appendixes.
I: One Hundred Addition Facts.
II: One Hundred Multiplication Facts.
Solution to Selected Practice Problems.
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems, and Chapter Tests.
Index.