Beginning Algebra with SMART CD-ROM, Windows Package

by STREETER

• ISBN13: 9780072424881
• ISBN10: 0072424885
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

Designed for a one-semester beginning or introductory algebra course, this successful worktext is appropriate for lecture, learning center, laboratory, or self-paced courses.Maintaining its hallmark features of carefully detailed explanations and accessible pedagogy, this edition of Beginning Algebra also addresses the AMATYC and NCTM Standards. In addition to the changes incorporated into the text, a new integrated video series and multimedia tutorial program are also available.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
To the Student	xxv
An Arithmetic Review	1	(50)
Pre-Test	2	(1)
Prime Factorization	3	(14)
Fractions	17	(12)
Exponents and the Order of Operations	29	(6)
Positive and Negative Integers	35	(16)
Summary	45	(2)
Summary Exercises	47	(2)
Self-Test	49	(2)
The Language of Algebra	51	(88)
Pre-Test	52	(1)
From Arithmetic to Algebra	53	(10)
Properties of Signed Numbers	63	(8)
Adding and Subtracting Signed Numbers	71	(18)
Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers	89	(14)
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions	103	(12)
Adding and Subtracting Terms	115	(8)
Multiplying and Dividing Terms	123	(16)
Summary	131	(2)
Summary Exercises	133	(4)
Self-Test	137	(2)
Equations and Inequalities	139	(106)
Pre-Test	140	(1)
Solving Equations by the Addition Property	141	(14)
Solving Equations by the Multiplication Property	155	(10)
Combining the Rules to Solve Equations	165	(10)
Formulas and Problem Solving	175	(18)
Applications of Linear Equations	193	(14)
Solving Percent Applications	207	(14)
Inequalities--An Introduction	221	(24)
Summary	237	(2)
Summary Exercises	239	(2)
Self-Test	241	(2)
Cumulative Test	243	(2)
Polynomials	245	(76)
Pre-Test	246	(1)
Exponents and Polynomials	247	(14)
Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation	261	(10)
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials	271	(10)
Multiplying Polynomials	281	(12)
Special Products	293	(8)
Dividing Polynomials	301	(20)
Summary	311	(2)
Summary Exercises	313	(4)
Self-Test	317	(2)
Cumulative Test	319	(2)
Factoring	321	(72)
Pre-Test	322	(1)
An Introduction to Factoring	323	(8)
Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c	331	(10)
Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c	341	(10)
Difference of Squares and Perfect Square Trinomials	351	(8)
Factoring by Grouping	359	(4)
Using the ac Method to Factor	363	(14)
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring	377	(16)
Summary	385	(2)
Summary Exercises	387	(2)
Self-Test	389	(2)
Cumulative Test	391	(2)
Algebraic Fractions	393	(76)
Pre-Test	394	(1)
Simplifying Algebraic Fractions	395	(10)
Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions	405	(6)
Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions	411	(12)
Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Fractions	423	(12)
Equations Involving Fractions	435	(12)
Applications of Algebraic Fractions	447	(22)
Summary	459	(2)
Summary Exercises	461	(4)
Self-Test	465	(2)
Cumulative Test	467	(2)
An Introduction to Graphing	469	(84)
Pre-Test	470	(1)
Solutions of Equations in Two Variables	471	(10)
The Rectangular Coordinate System	481	(14)
Graphing Linear Equations	495	(24)
The Slope of a Line	519	(14)
Direct Variation	533	(20)
Summary	541	(2)
Summary Exercises	543	(6)
Self-Test	549	(2)
Cumulative Test	551	(2)
Graphing and Inequalities	553	(66)
Pre-Test	554	(1)
The Slope-Intercept Form	555	(12)
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines	567	(10)
The Point Slope Form	577	(8)
Graphing Linear Inequalities	585	(14)
An Introduction to Functions	599	(20)
Summary	609	(2)
Summary Exercises	611	(4)
Self-Test	615	(2)
Cumulative Test	617	(2)
Systems of Linear Equations	619	(74)
Pre-Test	620	(1)
Systems of Linear Equations: Solving by Graphing	621	(14)
Systems of Linear Equations: Solving by Adding	635	(22)
Systems of Linear Equations: Solving by Substitution	657	(14)
Systems of Linear Inequalities	671	(22)
Summary	681	(2)
Summary Exercises	683	(4)
Self-Test	687	(2)
Cumulative Test	689	(4)
Exponents and Radicals	693	(58)
Pre-Test	694	(1)
Roots and Radicals	695	(12)
Simplifying Radical Expressions	707	(10)
Adding and Subtracting Radicals	717	(6)
Multiplying and Dividing Radicals	723	(8)
Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem	731	(20)
Summary	743	(2)
Summary Exercises	745	(2)
Self-Test	747	(2)
Cumulative Test	749	(2)
Quadratic Equations	751	(1)
Pre-Test	752	(1)
More on Quadratic Equations	753	(8)
Completing the Square	761	(6)
The Quadratic Formula	767	(10)
Graphing Quadratic Equations	777	(14)
Summary	791	(2)
Summary Exercises	793	(4)
Self-Test	797	(2)
Cumulative Test	799	(4)
Final Exam	803
Answers to Pre-tests, self-tests, and Cumulative tests	A-1	(1)
Index	I-1