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Introductory and Intermediate Algebra

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ISBN-10: 0201773414

ISBN-13: 9780201773415

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Marvin L. Bittinger, Judith A. Beecher

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This text is designed to provide an interactive learning experience between the learner and the exposition, annotated examples, art, and the exercises you will find within. The first book on the market to introduce a "learn as you go" approach by including practice exercises in the margins of the text, this best seller uses real-data applications to help apply mathematics to your everyday life. Concepts and skills learned as you progress through the text are revisited again and again in the form of cumulative reviews, skill maintenance exercises, and synthesis exercises to help you retain what you have learned and see how it all relates together.
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Book details

List price: $119.39
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/5/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1056
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.950
Language: English

Introduction to Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions
Pretest
Introduction to Algebra
The Real Numbers
Addition of Real Numbers
Subtraction of Real Numbers
Multiplication of Real Numbers
Division of Real Numbers
Properties of Real Numbers
Simplifying Expressions; Order of Operations
Summary and Review
Test
Solving Equations and Inequalities
Pretest
Solving Equations: The Addition Principle
Solving Equations: The Multiplication Principle
Using the Principles Together
Formulas
Applications of Percent
Applications and Problem Solving
Solving Inequalities
Applications and Problem Solving with Inequalities
Summary and Review
Test
Graphs of Linear Equations
Pretest
Graphs and Applications
Graphing Linear Equations
More with Graphing and Intercepts
Slope and Applications
Summary and Review
Test
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1-3
Polynomials: Operations
Pretest
Integers as Exponents
Exponents and Scientific Notation
Introduction to Polynomials
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Multiplication of Polynomials
Special Products
Operations with Polynomials in Several Variables
Division of Polynomials
Summary and Review
Test
Polynomials: Factoring
Pretest
Introduction to Factoring
Factoring Trinomials of the Type x[superscript 2] + bx + c
Factoring ax[superscript 2] + bx + c, a [not equal] 1: The FOIL Method
Factoring ax[superscript 2] + bx + c, a [not equal] 1: The ac-Method
Factoring Trinomial Squares and Differences of Squares
Factoring Sums or Differences of Cubes
Factoring: A General Strategy
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Applications of Quadratic Equations
Summary and Review
Test
Rational Expressions and Equations
Pretest
Multiplying and Simplifying Rational Expressions
Division and Reciprocals
Least Common Multiples and Denominators
Adding Rational Expressions
Subtracting Rational Expressions
Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
Applications Using Rational Equations and Proportions
Variation and Applications
Summary and Review
Test
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1-6
Graphs, Functions, and Applications
Pretest
Functions and Graphs
Finding Domain and Range
Linear Functions: Graphs and Slope
More on Graphing Linear Equations
Finding Equations of Lines; Applications
Summary and Review
Test
Systems of Equations
Pretest
Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Solving by Substitution
Solving by Elimination
Solving Applied Problems: Two Equations
Systems of Equations in Three Variables
Solving Applied Problems: Three Equations
Business and Economics Applications
Summary and Review
Test
More on Inequalities
Pretest
Sets, Inequalities, and Interval Notation
Intersections, Unions, and Compound Inequalities
Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
Systems of Inequalities in Two Variables
Summary and Review
Test
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1-9
Radical Expressions, Equations, and Functions
Pretest
Radical Expressions and Functions
Rational Numbers as Exponents
Simplifying Radical Expressions
Addition, Subtraction, and More Multiplication
More on Division of Radical Expressions
Solving Radical Equations
Applications Involving Powers and Roots
The Complex Numbers
Summary and Review
Test
Quadratic Equations and Functions
Pretest
The Basics of Solving Quadratic Equations
The Quadratic Formula
Applications Involving Quadratic Equations
More on Quadratic Equations
Graphing f(x) = a(x - h)[superscript 2] + k
Graphing f(x) = ax[superscript 2] + bx + c
Mathematical Modeling with Quadratic Functions
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Summary and Review
Test
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Pretest
Exponential Functions
Inverse and Composite Functions
Logarithmic Functions
Properties of Logarithmic Functions
Natural Logarithmic Functions
Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Mathematical Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Summary and Review
Test
Cumulative Review/Final Examination: Chapters 1-12
Appendixes
Factoring and LCMs
Fraction Notation
Exponential Notation and Order of Operations
Review of Factoring Polynomials
Introductory Algebra Review
Handling Dimension Symbols
Mean, Median, and Mode
Synthetic Division
Determinants and Cramer's Rule
Elimination Using Matrices
The Algebra of Functions
Distance, Midpoints, and Circles
Photo Credits
Answers
Index