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Introductory Algebra Through Applications

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ISBN-10: 0321518020

ISBN-13: 9780321518026

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Geoffrey Akst, Sadie Bragg

List price: $172.00
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KEY MESSAGE: Presented in a clear and concise style, theAkst/Braggseries teaches by example while expanding understanding with applications that are fully integrated throughout the text and exercise sets. Akst/Braggrsquo;s user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs each example and its solution with a corresponding practice exercise. The concise writing style keeps readersrsquo; interest and attention by presenting the mathematics with minimal distractions, and the motivating real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations. nbsp; KEY TOPICS: Whole Numbers; Fractions;…    
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Book details

List price: $172.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 1/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English

Preface
Walk-Through
Index of Applications
Prealgebra Review
Exponents and Order of Operations
Factors, Primes, and Least Common Multiples
Fractions
Decimals
Percent Conversions
Introduction to Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions
Integers, Rational Numbers, and the Real-Number Line
Addition of Real Numbers
Subtraction of Real Numbers
Multiplication of Real Numbers
Division of Real Numbers
Algebraic Expressions, Translations, and Exponents
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions and Formulas
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities
Solving Linear Equations: The Addition Property
Solving Linear Equations: The Multiplication Property
Solving Linear Equations by Combining Properties
Solving Literal Equations and Formulas
Solving Equations Involving Percent
Solving Inequalities
Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities
Introduction to Graphing
Slope
Linear Equations and Their Graphs
More on Linear Equations and Their Graphs
Linear Inequalities and Their Graphs
Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Introduction to Systems of Linear Equations: Solving by Graphing
Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination
Exponents and Polynomials
Laws of Exponents
More Laws of Exponents and Scientific Notation
Basic Concepts of Polynomials
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Multiplication of Polynomials
Special Products
Division of Polynomials
Factoring Polynomials
Common Factoring and Factoring by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials Whose Leading Coefficient Is
Factoring Trinomials Whose Leading Coefficient Is Not
Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials and the Difference of Squares
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Rational Expressions and Equations
Rational Expressions
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
Ratio and Proportion
Radical Expressions and Equations
Introduction to Radical Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions
Multiplication and Division of Radical Expressions
Solving Radical Equations
Quadratic Equations
Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Square Root Property
Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Quadratic Formula
Graphing Quadratic Equations in Two Variables
Answers
Glossary
Index