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Algebra for College Students

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ISBN-10: 0618824944

ISBN-13: 9780618824946

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood

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Algebra for College Students is a mathematically sound treatment of topics intended for students who have successfully completed a first-year algebra course. College algebra level topics are integrated at appropriate places with those covered in Aufmann's Intermediate Algebra with Applications, 7/e (c2008). This content includes Graphs of Polynomial Functions, Zeros of Polynomial Functions, Graphs of Rational Functions, and Introduction of Probability and Introduction to Statistics. The hallmarks of the Aufmann developmental texts that have made them market leaders are an interactive approach in an objective-based framework, a clear writing style, and an emphasis on problem solving…    
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Book details

List price: $306.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 1/10/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1040
Size: 9.00" wide x 10.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 4.884
Language: English

Review of Real Numbers
Introduction to Real Numbers
Operations on Rational Numbers
Variable Expressions
Verbal Expressions and Variable Expressions Focus on Problem Solving
Polya's Four-Step Process Projects and Group Activities: Water Displacement
First-Degree Equations and Inequalities
Equations in One Variable
Coin, Stamp, and Integer Problems
Value Mixture and Motion Problems
Applications: Problems Involving Percent
Inequalities in One Variable
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Focus on Problem Solving
Understand the Problem Projects and Group Activities: Venn Diagrams
Linear Functions and Inequalities in Two Variables
The Rectangular Coordinate System
Introduction to Functions
Linear Functions
Slope of a Straight Line
Finding Equations of Lines
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Inequalities in Two Variables Focus on Problem Solving
Find a Pattern Projects and Group Activities: Introduction to Graphing Calculators
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing and by the Substitution Method
Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Addition Method
Solving Systems of Equations by Using Determinants and by Using Matrices
Application Problems
Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities Focus on Problem Solving
Solve an Easier Problem Projects and Group Activities: Using a Graphing Calculator to Solve a System of Equations
Polynomials and Exponents
Exponential Expressions
Introduction to Polynomials
Multiplication of Polynomials
Division of Polynomials
Factoring Polynomials
Special Factoring
Solving Equations by Factoring Focus on Problem Solving
Find a Counterexample Projects and Group Activities: Astronomical Distances and Scientific Notation
Rational Expressions
Introduction to Rational Functions
Operations on Rational Expressions
Complex Fractions
Rational Equations
Proportions and Variation
Literal Equations Focus on Problem Solving
Implication Projects and Group Activities: Continued Fractions
Rational Exponents and Radicals
Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions
Operations on Radical Expressions
Radical Functions
Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions
Complex Numbers Focus on Problem Solving
Another Look at Polya's Four-Step Process Projects and Group Activities: Solving Radical Equations with a Graphing Calculator
Quadratic Equations and Inequalities
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots
Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square and by Using the Quadratic Formula
Equations That Are Reducible to Quadratic Equations
Applications of Quadratic Equations
Nonlinear Inequalities Focus on Problem Solving
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Projects and Group Activities: Using a Graphing Calculator to Solve a Quadratic Equation
Functions and Relations
Properties of Quadratic Functions
Zeros of Polynomial Functions
Properties of the Graphs of Polynomial Functions
Rational Functions
Translations of Graphs
Algebra of Functions
One-to-One and Inverse Functions Focus on Problem Solving
Proof in Mathematics Projects and Group Activities: Applications of the Composition of Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Exponential Functions
Introduction to Logarithms
Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Focus on Problem Solving
Proof by Contradiction Projects and Group Activities: Credit Reports and FICO?
Scores
Sequences, Series, Probability, and Statistics
Introduction to Sequences and Series
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences and Series
Binomial Expansions
Counting Methods
Introduction to Probability
Introduction to Statistics Focus on Problem Solving
Forming Negations Projects and Group Activities: ISBN and UPC Numbers
Conic Sections
The Parabola
The Circle
The Ellipse and the Hyperbola
Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Quadratic Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities Focus on Problem Solving
Use a Variety of Problem-Solving Strategies Projects and Group Activities: The Eccentricity and Foci of an Ellipse Final Exam
Appendix
Photo
Credits
Solutions to Chapter Problems
Answers to Selected Exercises
Glossary
Index