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| Preface | |
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| Features Supplements | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction to Algebra | |
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| Numbers, Variables, and Expressions | |
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| Fractions | |
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| Exponents and Order of Operations | |
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| Real Numbers and the Number Line | |
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| Addition and Subtraction of Real Numbers | |
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| Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers | |
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| Properties of Real Numbers | |
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| Simplifying and Writing Algebraic Expressions | |
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| Linear Equations and Inequalities | |
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| Introduction to Equations | |
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| Linear Equations | |
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| Introduction to Problem Solving | |
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| Formulas | |
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| Linear Inequalities | |
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| Graphing Equations | |
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| Introduction to Graphing | |
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| Linear Equations in Two Variables | |
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| More Graphing of Lines | |
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| Slope and Rates of Change | |
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| Slope-Intercept Form | |
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| Point-Slope Form | |
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| Introduction to Modeling | |
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| Systems of Linear Equations In Two Variables | |
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| Solving Systems of Linear Equations Graphically and Numerically | |
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| Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution | |
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| Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination | |
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| Systems of Linear Inequalities | |
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| Polynomials and Exponents | |
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| Rules for Exponents | |
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| Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials | |
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| Multiplication of Polynomials | |
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| Special Products | |
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| Integer Exponents and the Quotient Rule | |
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| Division of Polynomials | |
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| Factoring Polynomials and Solving Equations | |
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| Introduction to Factoring | |
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| Factoring Trinomials I (x2 + bx + c) | |
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| Factoring Trinomials II (ax2 + bx + c) | |
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| Special Types of Factoring | |
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| Summary of Factoring | |
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| Solving Equations by Factoring I (Quadratics) | |
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| Solving Equations by Factoring II (Higher Degree) | |
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| Rational Expressions | |
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| Introduction to Rational Expressions | |
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| Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions | |
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| Addition and Subtraction with Like Denominators | |
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| Addition and Subtraction with Unlike Denominators | |
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| Complex Fractions | |
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| Rational Equations and Formulas | |
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| Proportions and Variation | |
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| Radical Expressions | |
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| Introduction to Radical Expressions | |
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| Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions | |
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| Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions | |
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| Simplifying Radical Expressions | |
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| Equations Involving Radical Expressions | |
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| Higher Roots and Rational Exponents | |
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| Quadratic Equations | |
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| Parabolas | |
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| Introduction to Quadratic Equations | |
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| Solving by Completing the Square | |
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| The Quadratic Formula | |
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| Complex Solutions | |
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| Introduction to Function? | |
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| Appendix Sets? | |
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| Answers to Selected Exercises | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index of Applications | |
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| Index | |