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9780534418434

Elementary Algebra (with Digital Video Companion, BCA Tutorial, and InfoTrac)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534418434

  • ISBN10:

    0534418430

  • Edition: 7th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-18
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

Exceptionally clear and accessible, Pat McKeague's best-selling texts offer all the review, drill, and practice students need to develop solid mathematical proficiency and confidence. McKeague's attention to detail, exceptional writing style, and organization of mathematical concepts make teaching enjoyable and learning accessible. The seventh edition of this popular series gives the book a greater emphasis on the connections between equations, tables, and graphs and by incorporating pedagogy that addresses collaborative learning and terminology.

Table of Contents

1. BASICS
Notation and Symbols
Real Numbers
Addition of Real Numbers
Subtraction of Real Numbers
Properties of Real Numbers
Multiplication of Real Numbers
Division of Real Numbers
Subsets of the Real Numbers
Addition and Subtraction with Fractions
Summary
Review
Test
Projects
2. LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Simplifying Expressions
Addition Property of Equality
Multiplication Property of Equality
Solving Linear Equations
Formulas
Applications
More Applications
Linear Inequalities
Compound Inequalities
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
3. LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES IN TWO VARIABLES
Paired Data and Graphing Ordered Pairs
Solutions to Linear Equations in Two Variables
Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables
More on Graphing: Intercepts
The Slope of a Line
Finding the Equation of a Line
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
4. SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS
Solving Linear Systems by Graphing
The Elimination Method
The Substitution Method
Applications
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
5. EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS
Multiplication with Exponents
Division with Exponents
Operations with Monomials
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Multiplication with Polynomials
Binomial Squares and Other Special Products
Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial
Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
6. FACTORING
The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials
More Trinomials to Factor
The Difference of Two Squares
Factoring: A General Review
Solving Equations by Factoring
Applications
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
7. RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
Equations Involving Rational Expressions
Applications
Complex Fractions
Proportions
Variation
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
8. ROOTS AND RADICALS
Definitions and Common Roots
Properties of Radicals
Simplified Form for Radicals
Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions
Multiplication and Division of Radicals
Equations Involving Radicals
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
9. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
More Quadratic Equations
Completing the Square
The Quadratic Formula
Complex Numbers
Complex Solutions to Quadratic Equations
Graphing Parabolas
Summary
Review
Cumulative Review
Test
Projects
Appendixes: A
Introduction to Functions
B
Function Notation
Answers to Chapter Reviews, Chapter Tests, and Odd-Numbered Problems
Index

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