Intermediate algebra for college students

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Student and Instructor Resources
To the Student
1 Basic Concepts
	1.1 Study Skills for Success in Mathematics and Using a Calculator
	1.2 Sets and Other Basic Concepts
	1.3 Properties of and Operations with Real Numbers
	1.4 Order of Operations
		Mid-Chapter Test: 1.1–1.4
	1.5 Exponents
	1.6 Scientific Notation
	Chapter 1 Summary
	Chapter 1 Review Exercises
	Chapter 1 Practice Test
2 Equations and Inequalities
	2.1 Solving Linear Equations
	2.2 Problem Solving and Using Formulas
	2.3 Applications of Algebra
		Mid-Chapter Test: 2.1–2.3
	2.4 Additional Application Problems
	2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities
	2.6 Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute Values
	Chapter 2 Summary
	Chapter 2 Review Exercises
	Chapter 2 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
3 Graphs and Functions
	3.1 Graphs
	3.2 Functions
	3.3 Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications
	3.4 The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation
		Mid-Chapter Test: 3.1–3.4
	3.5 The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
	3.6 The Algebra of Functions
	3.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities
	Chapter 3 Summary
	Chapter 3 Review Exercises
	Chapter 3 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
4 Systems of Equations and Inequalities
	4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
	4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
	4.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
		Mid-Chapter Test: 4.1–4.3
	4.4 Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices
	4.5 Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
	4.6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
	Chapter 4 Summary
	Chapter 4 Review Exercises
	Chapter 4 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
	5.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
	5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials
	5.3 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division
	5.4 Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial and Factoring by Grouping
		Mid-Chapter Test: 5.1–5.4
	5.5 Factoring Trinomials
	5.6 Special Factoring Formulas
	5.7 A General Review of Factoring
	5.8 Polynomial Equations
	Chapter 5 Summary
	Chapter 5 Review Exercises
	Chapter 5 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
6 Rational Expressions and Equations
	6.1 The Domains of Rational Functions and Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
	6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
	6.3 Complex Fractions
	6.4 Solving Rational Equations
		Mid-Chapter Test: 6.1–6.4
	6.5 Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
	6.6 Variation
	Chapter 6 Summary
	Chapter 6 Review Exercises
	Chapter 6 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
7 Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers
	7.1 Roots and Radicals
	7.2 Rational Exponents
	7.3 Simplifying Radicals
	7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals
		Mid-Chapter Test: 7.1–7.4
	7.5 Dividing Radicals
	7.6 Solving Radical Equations
	7.7 Complex Numbers
	Chapter 7 Summary
	Chapter 7 Review Exercises
	Chapter 7 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
8 Quadratic Functions
	8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
	8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
	8.3 Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
		Mid-Chapter Test: 8.1–8.3
	8.4 Equations Quadratic in Form
	8.5 Graphing Quadratic Functions
	8.6 Quadratic, Polynomial, and Rational Inequalities in One Variable
	Chapter 8 Summary
	Chapter 8 Review Exercises
	Chapter 8 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
	9.1 Composite and Inverse Functions
	9.2 Exponential Functions
	9.3 Logarithmic Functions
	9.4 Properties of Logarithms
		Mid-Chapter Test: 9.1–9.4
	9.5 Common Logarithms
	9.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
	9.7 Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions
	Chapter 9 Summary
	Chapter 9 Review Exercises
	Chapter 9 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
10 Conic Sections
	10.1 The Parabola and the Circle
	10.2 The Ellipse
		Mid-Chapter Test: 10.1–10.2
	10.3 The Hyperbola
	10.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their Applications
	Chapter 10 Summary
	Chapter 10 Review Exercises
	Chapter 10 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
11 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem
	11.1 Sequences and Series
	11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
	11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
		Mid-Chapter Test: 11.1–11.3
	11.4 The Binomial Theorem
	Chapter 11 Summary
	Chapter 11 Review Exercises
	Chapter 11 Practice Test
	Cumulative Review Test
Appendix Geometric Formulas
Answers
Applications Index
Subject Index
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