Elementary Algebra (Updated Media Edition with CD-ROM and 1pass for MathNow, Student Book Companion Web Site, Enhanced iLrn Tutorial)
by Tussy, Alan S.; Gustafson, R. DavidEdition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-12-09
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary
Learn math the easy way with ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA! Study sets at the end of every chapter will improve your ability to read, write, and communicate mathematical ideas. Difficult concepts are made clear with a five-step approach to problem-solving: analyze the problem, form an equation, solve the equation, state the result, and check the solution. Prepare for exams with numerous resources located online and throughout the text such as live online tutoring, tutorials, the book companion website, chapter summaries, self-checks, practice sections, and reviews. Take advantage of the accompanying Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM that will save you class preparation time through video lessons, web quizzes, and chapter tests.
Table of Contents
| An Introduction to Algebra | |
| Describing Numerical Relationships | |
| Fractions | |
| The Real Numbers | |
| Adding Real Numbers | |
| Subtracting Real Numbers | |
| Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers | |
| Exponents and Order of Operations | |
| Algebraic Expressions | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving | |
| Solving Equations | |
| Problem Solving | |
| Simplifying Algebraic Expressions | |
| More About Solving Equations | |
| Formulas | |
| More About Problem Solving | |
| Solving Inequalities | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Linear Equations and Inequalities in two Variables | |
| Graphing Using the Rectangular Coordinate System | |
| Graphing Linear Equations | |
| More About Graphing Linear Equations | |
| The Slope of a Line | |
| Slope-Intercept Form | |
| Point-Slope Form | |
| Graphing Linear Inequalities | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Exponents and Polynomials | |
| Rules for Exponents | |
| Zero and Negative Exponents | |
| Scientific Notation | |
| Polynomials | |
| Adding and Subtracting Polynomials | |
| Multiplying Polynomials | |
| Special Products | |
| Division of Polynomials | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Factoring and Quadratic Equations | |
| The Greatest Common Factor | |
| Factoring by Grouping | |
| Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c | |
| Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c | |
| Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials and Differences of Two Squares | |
| Factoring Sums and Differences of Two Cubes | |
| A Factoring Strategy | |
| Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Rational Expressions and Equations | |
| Simplifying Rational Expressions | |
| Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions | |
| Addition and Subtraction with Like Denominator | |
| Least Common Denominators | |
| Addition and Subtraction with Unlike Denominators | |
| Simplifying Complex Fractions | |
| Solving Rational Equations | |
| Problem Solving Using Rational Equations | |
| Proportions and Similar Triangles | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Solving Systems of Equations and Inequalities | |
| Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing | |
| Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution | |
| Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination | |
| Problem Solving Using Systems of Equations | |
| Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Radical Expressions and Equations | |
| An Introduction to Square Roots | |
| Simplifying Radical Expressions | |
| Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions | |
| Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions | |
| Solving Radical Equations | |
| Higher Roots and Rational Exponents | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Solving Quadratic Equations; Functions | |
| The Square Root Property | |
| Completing the Square | |
| The Quadratic Formula | |
| Complex Numbers | |
| Graphing Quadratic Equations | |
| An Introduction to Functions | |
| Variation | |
| Accent on Teamwork | |
| Key Concept | |
| Chapter Review | |
| Chapter Test | |
| Cumulative Review Exercises | |
| Statistics | |
| Roots and Powers | |
| Answers to Selected Exercises | |
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