College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences

Name: College Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences
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ISBN: 9780321570604

ISBN-10: 032157060X

ISBN-13: 9780321570604

Edition: 3rd 2010

Authors: Ronald J. Harshbarger, Lisa S. Yocco

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KEY BENEFIT: Harshbarger/Yoccorsquo;sCollege Algebra in Context with Applications for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences, Third Editionuses modeling and real-data problems to develop the skills that readers will need for their future courses and careers. Applications anticipate the math that readers will encounter in their professional lives, giving them the practice they need to become adept problem-solvers. Every chapter begins with the Algebra Toolbox, which reviews the skills and concepts necessary to master the material ahead. This new full-color edition offers a greater number of technology tips, and the content has been reorganized to accommodate a wide range of course…

Book details

List price: $179.33
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 12/28/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 9.00" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.696
Language: English

A professor at the University of South Carolina, Ron Harshbarger has worked with Jim Reynolds on MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS since the book's inception. Like his co-author, he has taught for over 20 years, at all levels of undergraduate mathematics.



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Functions, Graphs, and Models


Algebra Toolbox


Sets


The Real Numbers


Inequalities and Intervals on the Real Number Line


Algebraic Expressions


Polynomials


Removing Parentheses


The Coordinate System


Subscripts



Functions and Models


Function Definitions


Domains and Ranges


Tests for Functions


Functional Notation


Mathematical Models



Graphs of Functions


Graphs of Functions


Graphing with Technology


Aligning Data


Determining Viewing windows


Graphing Data Points



Linear Functions


Linear Functions


Intercepts


Slope of a Line


Slope andy-Intercept of a Line


Constant Rate of Change


Revenue, Cost, and Profit


Special Linear Functions



Equations of Lines


Writing Equations of Lines


Vertical and Horizontal Lines


Parallel and Perpendicular Lines


Average Rate of Change


Approximately Line