Elementary Algebra
by Kaufmann, Jerome E.Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-02-15
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
Make math a snap with ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA. Using everyday language and lots of examples, Kaufman and Schwitters show you how to apply algebra concepts and ace the test. And if tutoring is in your future, with this edition you get 40 hours of free tutoring per week through Personal Tutor with SMARTHINKING, the live online tutoring program that connects with you with an algebra expert who has a copy of your textbook. Plus, you'll get the powerful web-based iLrn Homework program that makes your assignments a breeze. Get the grade you want with ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA.
Table of Contents
| Some Basic Concepts of Arithmetic and Algebra | p. 1 |
| Numerical and Algebraic Expressions | p. 2 |
| Prime and Composite Numbers | p. 9 |
| Integers: Addition and Subtraction | p. 15 |
| Integers: Multiplication and Division | p. 23 |
| Use of Properties | p. 29 |
| Chapter 1 Summary | p. 39 |
| Chapter 1 Review Problem Set | p. 39 |
| Chapter 1 Test | p. 42 |
| Real Numbers | p. 43 |
| Rational Numbers: Multiplication and Division | p. 44 |
| Addition and Subtraction of Rational Numbers | p. 52 |
| Real Numbers and Algebraic Expressions | p. 62 |
| Exponents | p. 73 |
| Translating from English to Algebra | p. 80 |
| Chapter 2 Summary | p. 87 |
| Chapter 2 Review Problem Set | p. 87 |
| Chapter 2 Test | p. 89 |
| Cumulative Review Problem Set | p. 90 |
| Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving | p. 92 |
| Solving First-Degree Equations | p. 93 |
| Equations and Problem Solving | p. 99 |
| More on Solving Equations and Problem Solving | p. 106 |
| Equations Involving Parentheses and Fractional Forms | p. 114 |
| Inequalities | p. 123 |
| Inequalities, Compound Inequalities, and Problem Solving | p. 132 |
| Chapter 3 Summary | p. 140 |
| Chapter 3 Review Problem Set | p. 140 |
| Chapter 3 Test | p. 143 |
| Formulas and Problem Solving | p. 144 |
| Ratio, Proportion, and Percent | p. 145 |
| More on Percents and Problem Solving | p. 154 |
| Formulas | p. 161 |
| Problem Solving | p. 170 |
| More about Problem Solving | p. 176 |
| Chapter 4 Summary | p. 183 |
| Chapter 4 Review Problem Set | p. 183 |
| Chapter 4 Test | p. 185 |
| Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-4) | p. 186 |
| Exponents and Polynomials | p. 188 |
| Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials | p. 189 |
| Multiplying Monomials | p. 195 |
| Multiplying Polynomials | p. 202 |
| Dividing by Monomials | p. 210 |
| Dividing by Binomials | p. 213 |
| Zero and Negative Integers as Exponents | p. 218 |
| Chapter 5 Summary | p. 227 |
| Chapter 5 Review Problem Set | p. 227 |
| Chapter 5 Test | p. 229 |
| Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-5) | p. 230 |
| Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving | p. 232 |
| Factoring by Using the Distributive Property | p. 233 |
| Factoring the Difference of Two Squares | p. 240 |
| Factoring Trinomials of the Form x[superscript 2] + bx + c | p. 246 |
| Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax[superscript 2] + bx + c | p. 255 |
| Factoring, Solving Equations, and Problem Solving | p. 261 |
| Chapter 6 Summary | p. 271 |
| Chapter 6 Review Problem Set | p. 271 |
| Chapter 6 Test | p. 273 |
| Algebraic Fractions | p. 274 |
| Simplifying Algebraic Fractions | p. 275 |
| Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Fractions | p. 279 |
| Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Fractions | p. 283 |
| More on Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Fractions | p. 290 |
| Fractional Equations and Problem Solving | p. 298 |
| More fractional Equations and Problem Solving | p. 305 |
| Chapter 7 Summary | p. 316 |
| Chapter 7 Review Problem Set | p. 316 |
| Chapter 7 Test | p. 318 |
| Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-7) | p. 319 |
| Coordinate Geometry and Linear Systems | p. 321 |
| Cartesian Coordinate System | p. 322 |
| Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities | p. 331 |
| Slope of a Line | p. 340 |
| Writing Equations of Lines | p. 348 |
| Solving Linear Systems by Graphing | p. 358 |
| Elimination-by-Addition Method | p. 363 |
| Substitution Method | p. 371 |
| Chapter 8 Summary | p. 381 |
| Chapter 8 Review Problem Set | p. 382 |
| Chapter 8 Test | p. 384 |
| Roots and Radicals | p. 385 |
| Roots and Radicals | p. 386 |
| Simplifying Radicals | p. 392 |
| More on Simplifying Radicals | p. 398 |
| Products and Quotients Involving Radicals | p. 404 |
| Solving Radical Equations | p. 410 |
| Chapter 9 Summary | p. 417 |
| Chapter 9 Review Problem Set | p. 417 |
| Chapter 9 Test | p. 419 |
| Cumulative Review Problem Set (Chapters 1-9) | p. 420 |
| Quadratic Equations | p. 423 |
| Quadratic Equations | p. 424 |
| Completing the Square | p. 433 |
| Quadratic Formula | p. 439 |
| Solving Quadratic Equations-Which Method? | p. 444 |
| Solving Problems Using Quadratic Equations | p. 448 |
| Chapter 10 Summary | p. 456 |
| Chapter 10 Review Problem Set | p. 456 |
| Chapter 10 Test | p. 458 |
| Additional Topics | p. 459 |
| Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value | p. 460 |
| 3 X 3 Systems of Equations | p. 464 |
| Fractional Exponents | p. 475 |
| Complex Numbers | p. 480 |
| Quadratic Equations: Complex Solutions | p. 484 |
| Pie, Bar, and Line Graphs | p. 488 |
| Relations and Functions | p. 497 |
| Applications of Functions | p. 502 |
| Chapter 11 Summary | p. 507 |
| Chapter 11 Review Problem Set | p. 508 |
| Chapter 11 Test | p. 511 |
| Table of Squares and Approximate Square Roots | p. 513 |
| Extra Word Problems | p. 516 |
| Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems and All Chapter Review, Chapter Test, Cumulative Review, and Appendix B Problems | p. 527 |
| Index | p. 1 |
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