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Intermediate Algebra An Applied Approach

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ISBN-10: 1439046905

ISBN-13: 9781439046906

Edition: 8th 2011

Authors: Richard N. Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood

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List price: $298.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 1/21/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 848
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.344
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
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
First-Degree Equations and Inequalities
Solving First-Degree Equations
Applications: Puzzle Problems
Applications: Mixture and Uniform Motion Problems
First-Degree Inequalities
Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
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
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
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
Application Problems
Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Polynomials
Exponential Expressions
Introduction to Polynomial Functions
Multiplication of Polynomials
Division of Polynomials
Factoring Polynomials
Special Factoring
Solving Equations by Factoring
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Rational Expressions
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Complex Fractions
Ratio and Proportion
Rational Equations
Variation
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Exponents and Radicals
Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions
Operations on Radical Expressions
Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions
Complex Numbers
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Quadratic Equations
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots
Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Solving Quadratic Equations by using the Quadratic Formula
Solving Equations that are Reducible to Quadratic Equations
Quadratic Inequalities and Rational Inequalities
Applications of Quadratic Equations
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Functions and Relations
Properties of Quadratic Functions
Graphs of Functions
Algebra of Functions
One-to-One and Inverse Functions
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Exponential Functions
Introduction to Logarithms
Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Conic Sections
The Parabola
The Circle
The Ellipse and the Hyperbola
Solving Non-linear Systems of Equations
Quadratic Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Sequences and Series
Introduction to Sequences and Series
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences and Series
Binomial Expansions
Focus on Problem Solving
Projects and Group Activities
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
Cumulative Review
Final Examination
Appendix
Keystroke Guide
Proofs of Logarithmic Properties
Proof of the Formula for the Sum of n Terms of an Geometric Series
Proof of the Formula for the Sum of n Terms of an Arithmetic Series
Table of Symbols
Table of Measurement Abbreviations
Solutions to You Try Its
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Glossary
Index