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College Algebra Graphs and Models

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ISBN-10: 0077221281

ISBN-13: 9780077221287

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen, Dave Sobecki, Business Week Magazine

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Book details

List price: $205.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 2/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 896
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.510
Language: English

Preface
Application Index
Functions, Graphs, and Models
Using Graphing Calculators
Functions
Functions: Graphs and Properties
Functions: Graphs and Transformation
Operations on Functions; Composition
Inverse Functions
Chapter 1 Review
Chapter 1 Group Activity: Mathematical Modeling: Choosing a Cell Phone Provider
Modeling with Linear and Quadratic Functions
Linear Functions
Linear Equations and Models
Quadratic Functions
Complex Numbers
Quadratic Equations and Models
Additional Equation-Solving Techniques
Solving Inequalities
Chapter 2 Review
Chapter 2 Group Activity: Mathematical
Modeling in Population Studies
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapter 1-2
Polynomial and Rational Functions
Polynomial Functions and Models
Polynomial Division
Real Zeros and Polynomial Inequalities
Complex Zeros and Rational Zeros of Polynomials
Rational Functions and Inequalities
Variation and Modeling
Chapter 3 Review
Chapter 3 Group Activity: Interpolating Polynomials
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Exponential Functions
Exponential Models
Logarithmic Functions
Logarithmic Models
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Chapter 4 Review
Chapter 4 Group Activity: Comparing Regression Models
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapter 3-4
Modeling with Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
Systems of Linear Inequalities
Linear Programming
Chapter 5 Review
Chapter 5 Group Activity: Heat Conduction
Matrices and Determinants
Systems of Linear Equations: Gauss-Jordan Elimination
Matrix Operations
Inverse of a Square Matrix
Matrix Equations and Systems of Linear Equations
Determinants
Properties of Determinants
Determinants and Cramer's Rule
Chapter 6 Review
Chapter 6 Group Activity: Using Matrices to Find Cost, Revenue, and Profit
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapter 5-6
Sequences, Induction, and Probability
Sequences and Series
Mathematical Induction
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
The Multiplication Principle, Permutations, and Combinations
Sample Spaces and Probability
The Binomial Formula
Chapter 7 Review
Chapter 7 Group Activity: Sequences Specified by Recursion Formulas
Additional Topics in Analytic Geometry
Conic Sections; Parabola
Ellipse
Hyperbola
Systems of Nonlinear Equations
Chapter 8 Review
Chapter 8 Group Activity: Focal Chords
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapter 7-8
Basic Algebra Review
Algebra and Real Numbers
Exponents
Radicals
Polynomials: Basic Operations
Polynomials: Factoring
Rational Expressions: Basic Operations
Review *
Group Activity: Rational and Irrational Numbers *
*Available online at www.mhhe.com/barnett
Review of Equations and Graphing
Linear Equations and Inequalities
Cartesian Coordinate System
Basic Formulas in Analytic Geometry
Special Topics
Significant Digits
Partial Fractions
Descartes' Rule of Signs
Parametric Equations *
*Available online at www.mhhe.com/barnett
Geometric Formulas