College Algebra

Name: College Algebra
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ISBN: 9780534998462

ISBN-10: 0534998461

ISBN-13: 9780534998462

Edition: 6th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

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Focusing on and reinforcing problem-solving throughout, Kaufmann and Schwitters help students learn to analyze a word problem by approaching it logically and extracting all its essential mathematical components so that the process of solving a problem can be approached with ease. The authors' proven approach of "learn a skill" then "use a skill to solve equations and inequalities" and finally, "use equations and inequalities to solve word problems" helps students apply their newly learned skills immediately for better comprehension and retention. This is the same approach used by the authors in their highly successful developmental mathematics texts.

Book details

List price: $266.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 11/22/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 816
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.080
Language: English

Jerome E. Kaufmann received his Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Virginia. Now a retired Professor of Mathematics from Western Illinois University, he has more than 30 years of teaching experience at the high school, two-year, and four-year college levels. He is the author of 45 college mathematics textbooks.

Karen L. Schwitters graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Mathematics. She earned an M.S. Ed. in Professional Secondary Education from Northern Illinois University. Schwitters is currently teaching at Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida, where she is very active in multimedia instruction and is involved in planning distance learning courses with multimedia materials. She is an advocate for Enhanced WebAssign and uses it in her classroom. In 1998, she received the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award.




Basic concepts and properties


Sets, Real Numbers, and Numerical Expressions


Operations with Real Numbers


Properties of Real Numbers and the Use of Exponents


Algebraic Expressions


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Equations, inequalities, and problem solving


Solving First-Degree Equations


Equations Involving Fractional Forms


Equations Involving Decimals and Problem Solving


Formulas


Inequalities


More on Inequalities and Problem Solving


Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Polynomials


Polynomials: Sums and Differences


Products and Quotients of Monomials


Multiplying Polynomials


Factoring: Use of the Distributive Property


Factoring: Difference of Two Squares and Sum or Difference of Two Cubes


Factoring Trinomials


Equations and Problem Solving


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test


Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-3)



Rational expressions


Simplifying Rational Expressions


Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions


Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions


More on Rational Expressions and Complex Fractions


Dividing Polynomials


Fractional Equations


More Fractional Equations and Applications


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Exponents and radicals


Using Integers as Exponents


Roots and Radicals


Combining Radicals and Simplifying Radicals That Contain Variables


Products and Quotients Involving Radicals


Equations Involving Radicals


Merging Exponents and Roots


Scientific Notation


Summary


Review Problems Set


Test



Quadratic equations and inequalities


Complex Numbers


Quadratic Equations


Completing the Square


Quadratic Formula


More Quadratic Equations and Applications


Quadratic and Other Nonlinear Inequalities


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test


Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-6)



Linear equations and inequalities in two variables


Rectangular Coordinate System


Linear Equations in Two Variables


Linear Inequalities in Two Variables


Distance and Slope


Determining the Equation of a Line


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Functions


Concept of a Function


Linear Functions and Applications


Quadratic Functions


More Quadratic Functions and Applications


Transformations of Some Basic Curves


Combining Functions


Direct and Inverse Variation


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Polynomial and rational functions


Synthetic Division


Remainder and Factor The orems


Polynomial Equations


Graphing Polynomial Functions


Graphing Rational Functions


More on Graphing Rational Functions


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Exponential and logarithmic functions


Exponents and Exponential Functions


Applications of Exponential Functions


Inverse Functions


Logarithms


Logarithmic Functions


Exponential Equations, Logarithmic Equations, and Problem Solving


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test


Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapter 1-10)



Systems of equations


Systems of Two Linear Equations in Two Variables


Systems of Three Linear Equations in Three Variables


Matrix Approach to Solving Linear Systems


Determinants


Cramer''s Rule


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Algebra of matrices


Algebra of 2_2 Matrices


Multiplicative Inverses


m x n Matrices


Systems of Linear Inequalities: Linear Programming


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Conic sections


Circles


Parabolas


Ellipses


Hyperbolas


System Involving Nonlinear Equations


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Sequences and mathematical induction


Arithmetic Sequences


Geometric Sequences


Another Look at Problem Solving


Mathematical Induction


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test



Counting techniques, probability, and the binomial theorem


Fundamental Principle of Counting


Permutations and Combinations


Probability


Some Properties of Probability: Expected Values


Conditional Probability: Dependent and Independent Events


Binomial The orem


Summary


Review Problem Set


Test


Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems and All Chapter Review, Chapter Test, and Cumulative Review Problems


Index