附註:"Crash course-- includes fully solved problems for every topic; expert tips for mastering intermediate algebra; all you need to know to pass the course"--Cover.
Includes index.
Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Fundamental Concepts; Definitions; Axioms of Equality and Order; Properties of Real Numbers; Operations with Real Numbers; Addition; Subtraction; Multiplication; Division; Order of Operations; Chapter 2 Polynomials; Definitions; Sums and Differences; Products; Factoring; Factoring by Grouping; Division; Chapter 3 Rational Expressions; Basic Properties; Products and Quotients; Sums and Differences; Same Denominator; Unlike Denominator; Mixed Operations and Complex Fractions; Chapter 4 First-Degree Equations and Inequalities; Solving First-Degree Equations.
Graphs of First-Degree EquationsFormulas and Literal Equations; Applications; Solving First-Degree Inequalities; Graphs of First-Degree Inequalities; Applications Involving Inequalities; Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities; Chapter 5 Exponents, Roots, and Radicals; Zero and Negative-Integer Exponents; Zero Exponents; Negative-Integer Exponents; Laws and Definitions for Integer Exponents; Rational Exponents and Roots; Simplifying Radicals; Properties of Radicals; Simplest Radical Form; Rationalizing the Denominator; Operations on Radical Expressions; Adding and Subtracting.
Multiplying and DividingChapter 6 Second-Degree Equations and Inequalities; Solving by Factoring and Square Root Methods; Factor Method; Square Root Method; Completing the Square and the Quadratic Formula; Completing the Square; The Quadratic Formula; Equations Involving Radicals; Quadratic Form Equations; Graphs of Second-Degree Equations; Quadratic and Rational Inequalities; Quadratic Inequalities; Procedure for Solving Quadratic Inequalities; Chapter 7 Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Linear Systems in Two Variables; The Addition Method; The Substitution Method.
Linear Systems in Three VariablesDeterminants and Cramer's Rule; Determinants; Cramer's Rule; Matrix Methods; Nonlinear System; Substitution Method; Addition Method; Systems of Inequalities; Chapter 8 Relations and Functions; Basic Concepts; Function Notation and the Algebra of Functions; Distance and Slope Formulas; Distance Between Points in the Plane; Slope of a Line; Linear Equation Forms; Types of Functions; Inverse Relations and Functions; Chapter 9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Exponential Functions; Logarithmic Functions; Common Logs and Natural Logs; Properties of Logarithms.
Exponential and Logarithmic EquationsApplications; Interest; Exponential Growth and Decay; Chapter 10 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem; Sequences; Series; The Binomial Theorem; Index.
