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College Algebra and Calculus: An Applied Approach

By Ron Larson, Anne V. Hodgkins

2nd Edition © 2013
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COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, Second Edition provides your students a comprehensive resource for their college algebra and applied calculus courses. The mathematical concepts and applications are consistently presented in the same tone and pedagogy to promote confidence and a smooth transition from one course to the next. The consolidation of content for two courses in a single text saves you time in your course--and saves your students the cost of an extra textbook.

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COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, Second Edition provides your students a comprehensive resource for their college algebra and applied calculus courses. The mathematical concepts and applications are consistently presented in the same tone and pedagogy to promote confidence and a smooth transition from one course to the next. The consolidation of content for two courses in a single text saves you time in your course--and saves your students the cost of an extra textbook.

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Revised! Section-ending Business Capsules and accompanying exercises address business situations related to the mathematical concepts covered in the chapter.

Revised! At the beginning of each exercise set, Skills Warm Up exercises give students practice of skills covered in previous sections that are used in the exercise set; answers are provided at the back of the text to reinforce understanding.

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Student Resources
Acknowledgements
Algebra, Calculus & You
0. Fundamental Concepts of Algebra*Preview this chapter
1. Equations and Inequalities
2. Functions and Graphs
3. Polynomial and Rational Functions
4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
5. Systems of Equations and Inequalities
6. Matrices and Determinants
7. Limits and Derivatives
8. Applications of the Derivative
9. Further Applications of the Derivative
10. Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
11. Integration and Its Applications
12. Techniques of Integration
13. Functions of Several Variables
14. Trigonometric Functions (Online)
15. Series and Taylor Polynomials (Online)
16. Probability (Online)
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0. Fundamental Concepts of AlgebraPreview this chapter ↗

0.1
Real Numbers: Order and Absolute Value
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Real Numbers ↗
The Real Number Line and Ordering ↗
Absolute Value and Distance ↗
Summarize (Section 0.1) ↗
0.1. Exercises ↗
0.2
The Basic Rules of Algebra
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Algebraic Expressions ↗
Basic Rules of Algebra ↗
Equations and Calculators ↗
Summarize (Section 0.2) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.2 ↗
0.2. Exercises ↗
0.3
Integer Exponents
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Properties of Exponents ↗
Scientific Notation and Calculators ↗
Applications ↗
Summarize (Section 0.3) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.3 ↗
0.3. Exercises ↗
0.4
Radicals and Rational Exponents
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Radicals and Properties of Radicals ↗
Simplifying Radicals ↗
Rational Exponents and Calculators ↗
Summarize (Section 0.4) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.4 ↗
0.4. Exercises ↗
Quiz Yourself ↗
0.5
Polynomials and Special Products
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Polynomials and Operations with Polynomials ↗
Special Products ↗
Applications ↗
Summarize (Section 0.5) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.5 ↗
0.5. Exercises ↗
0.6
Factoring
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Common Factors ↗
Factoring Special Polynomial Forms ↗
Trinomials with Binomial Factors ↗
Factoring by Grouping ↗
Summarize (Section 0.6) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.6 ↗
0.6. Exercises ↗
0.7
Fractional Expressions
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Domain of an Expression ↗
Simplifying Rational Expressions ↗
Complex Fractions ↗
Summarize (Section 0.7) ↗
Skills Warm Up 0.7 ↗
0.7. Exercises ↗
Algebra Tutor ↗
Summary and Study Strategies ↗
Review Exercises ↗
Test Yourself ↗
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