Essentials of College Algebra

Name: Essentials of College Algebra
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ISBN: 9780321491855

ISBN-10: 0321491858

ISBN-13: 9780321491855

Edition: 2008

Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider

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Essentials of College Algebra , Updated Edition, 1/e,has been specifically designed to provide a more compact and less expensive alternative to better meet the needs of colleges whose algebra courses do not include the more advanced topics.nbsp; The authors have focused the content of this book on helping students master the basic functions in college algebra and their graphs, while including a strong review of intermediate algebra at the beginning of the text and an introduction to systems of linear equations in Chapter Five.

Book details

List price: $130.67
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 1/5/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 684
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.036
Language: English




Review of Basic Concepts


Real Numbers and Their Properties


Order and Absolute Value


Polynomials


Factoring Polynomials


Rational Expressions


Rational Exponents


Radical Expressions



Equations and Inequalities


Linear Equations


Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations


Complex Numbers


Quadratic Equations


Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations


Other Types of Equations


Inequalities


Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities



Graphs and Functions


Graphs of Equations


Functions.Linear Functions


Equations of Lines; Curve Fitting


Graphs of Basic Functions


Graphing Techniques


Function Operations and Composition



Polynomial and Rational Functions


Quadratic Functions and Models


Synthetic Division


Zeros of Polynomial Functions


Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models


Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models


Variation



Exponential and Logarithmic Functions


Inverse Functions.Exponential Functions


Logarithmic Functions


Evaluating Logarithms and the Change-of-Base Theorem


Exponential and Logarithmic Equations


Applications and Models of Exponential Growth and Decay



Systems and Matrices


Systems of Linear Equations


Matrix Solutions of Linear Systems


Determinant Solution of Linear Systems


Partial Fractions


Nonlinear Systems of Equations


Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming


Properties of Matrices


Matrix Inverses