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9780321531926

College Algebra : Graphs and Models with Graphing Calculator Manual Package

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321531926

  • ISBN10:

    0321531922

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Package
  • Copyright: 2007-12-27
  • Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

The authors help you "see the math" through their focus on functions; visual emphasis; side-by-side algebraic and graphical solutions; real-data applications; and examples and exercises. By remaining focused on your needs, the authors will lead you to mathematical understanding and, ultimately, success in class.

Author Biography

Marvin Bittinger For over thirty-eight years, Professor Marvin L. Bittinger has been teaching math at the university level. Since 1968, he has been employed  at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, and is now professor emeritus of mathematics education. Professor Bittinger has authored over 190 publications on topics ranging from basic mathematics to algebra and trigonometry to applied calculus. He received his BA in mathematics from Manchester College and his PhD in mathematics education from Purdue University. Special honors include Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and his election to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. His hobbies include hiking in Utah, baseball, golf, and bowling. Professor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at many mathematics conventions, most recently giving a lecture entitled "Baseball and Mathematics." In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, in particular, apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife Elaine. He has two grown and married sons, Lowell and Chris, and four granddaughters.


Judy Beecher has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Indiana University and a graduate degree in mathematics from Purdue University. She has taught at both the high school and college levels with many years of developmental math and precalculus teaching experience at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis. In addition to her career in textbook publishing, she spends time traveling, enjoying her grandchildren, and promoting charity projects for a children's camp.


David Ellenbogen    David Ellenbogen has taught math at the college level for twenty-two years, spending most of that time in the Massachusetts and Vermont community college systems, where he has served on both curriculum and developmental math committees.  He has also taught at St. Michael's College and The University of Vermont. Professor Ellenbogen has been active in the Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges since 1985, having served on its Developmental Mathematics Committee and as a delegate, and has been a member of the Mathematical Association of America since 1979.  He has authored dozens of publications on topics ranging from prealgebra to calculus and has delivered lectures at numerous conferences on the use of language in mathematics.  Professor Ellenbogen received his BA in mathematics from Bates College and his MA in community college mathematics education from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst. A co-founder of the Colchester Vermont Recycling Program, Professor Ellenbogen has a deep love for the environment and the outdoors, especially in his home state of Vermont.  In his spare time, he enjoys playing keyboard in the band Soularium, volunteering as a community mentor, hiking, biking, and skiing.  He has two sons, Monroe and Zack.


Judy Penna received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Kansas State University and her graduate degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois. Since then, she has taught at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis and at Butler University, and continues to focus on writing quality textbooks for undergraduate mathematics students. In her free time she likes to travel, read, knit and spend time with her children.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts of Algebra
R.1
R.2
R.3
R.4
R.5
R.6
R.7
Graphs, Functions, and Models
Introduction to Graphing
Functions and Graphs
Linear Functions, Slope, and Applications
Equations of Lines and Modeling
Linear Equations, Functions, Zeros, and Models
Solving Linear Inequalities
More on Functions
Increasing, Decreasing, and Piecewise Functions; Applications
The Algebra of Functions
The Composition of Functions
Symmetry and Transformations
Variation and Applications
Quadratic Functions and Equations
Inequalities
The Complex Numbers
Quadratic Equations, Functions, Zeros, and Models
Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions
Solving Rational and Radical Equations
Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Polynomial And Rational Functions
Polynomial Functions and Modeling
Graphing Polynomial Functions
Polynomial Division; The Remainder and Factor Theorems
Theorems about Zeros of Polynomial Functions
Rational Functions
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Inverse Functions
Exponential Functions and Graphs
Logarithmic Functions and Graphs
Properties of Logarithmic Functions
Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Applications and Models: Growth and Decay; Compound Interest
Systems of Equations and Matrices
Systems of Equations in Two Variables
Systems of Equations in Three Variables
Matrices and Systems of Equations
Matrix Operations
Inverses of Matrices
Determinants and Cramer's Rule
Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming
Partial Fractions
Conic Sections
The Parabola
The Circle and the Eclipse
The Hyperbola
Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Sequences, Series, and Combinatorics
Sequences and Series
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
Geometric Sequences and Series
Mathematical Induction
Combinatorics: Permutations
Combinatorics: Combinations
The Binomial Theorem
Probability
Appendix
Basic Concepts from Geometry
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