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Intermediate Algebra

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ISBN-10: 0321607112

ISBN-13: 9780321607119

Edition: 3rd 2011

Authors: Tom Carson, Bill E. Jordan, Ellyn Gillespie

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KEY BENEFIT:Intermediate Algebra, Third Edition, by Tom Carson, addresses two fundamental issues-individual learning styles and student comprehension of key mathematical concepts-to meet the needs of todayrsquo;s students and instructors.Carsonrsquo;s Study System, presented in the ldquo;To the Studentrdquo; section at the front of the text, adapts to the way each student learns to ensure their success in this and future courses. The consistent emphasis on thebig picture of algebra, with pedagogy and support that helps students put each new concept into proper context, encourages conceptual understanding. KEY TOPICS: Real Numbers and Expressions; Linear Equations and Inequalities in One…    
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Book details

List price: $206.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Publication date: 1/3/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 792
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English

Real Numbers and Expressions
Sets and the Structure of Algebra
Operations with Real Numbers; Properties of Real Numbers
Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations
Evaluating and Rewriting Expressions
Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable
Linear Equations and Formulas
Solving Problems
Solving Linear Inequalities
Compound Inequalities
Equations Involving Absolute Value
Inequalities Involving Absolute Value
Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables; Functions
Graphing Linear Equations
The Slope of a Line
The Equation of a Line
Graphing Linear Inequalities
Introduction to Functions and Function
Notation
Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
Solving Applications Using Systems of Equations
Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Matrices
Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Cramer's Rule
Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
Exponents, Polynomials, and Polynomial Functions
Exponents and Scientific Notation
Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
Multiplying Polynomials
Dividing Polynomials
Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem
Factoring
Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Special Products and Factoring
Strategies
Solving Equations by Factoring
Rational Expressions and Equations
Simplifying, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Expressions
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Simplifying Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions
Applications with Rational Expressions; Variation
Rational Exponents, Radicals, and Complex Numbers
Radical Expressions and Functions
Rational Exponents
Multiplying, Dividing, and Simplifying Radicals
Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions
Rationalizing Numerators and Denominators of Radical Expressions
Radical Equations and Problem Solving
Complex Numbers
Quadratic Equations and Functions
Completing the Square
Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
Solving Equations That Are Quadratic in Form
Graphing Quadratic Functions
Solving Nonlinear Inequalities
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Composite and Inverse Functions
Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions
Properties of Logarithms
Common and Natural Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations with Applications
Conic Sections
Parabolas and the Circles
Ellipses and Hyperbolas
Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Nonlinear Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities
Appendices
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences and Series
The Binomial Theorem
Permutations and Combinations (available online via MyMathLab)
Probability (available online via MyMathLab)