Elementary Algebra Student Support Edition

by Larson, Ron; Hostetler, Robert P.

• ISBN13: 9780618753536
• ISBN10: 0618753532
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-02
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Designed for first-year developmental math students who need support in beginning algebra,Elementary Algebraowes its success to the hallmark features for which the Larson team is known: learning by example, accessible writing style, emphasis on visualization, and comprehensive exercise sets. These pedagogical features are carefully coordinated to ensure that students are better able to make connections between mathematical concepts and understand the content. The newStudent Support Editioncontinues the Larson tradition of guided learning by incorporating a comprehensive range of student success materials throughout the text. Additionally, instructors and students alike can track progress with HM Assess, a new online diagnostic assessment and remediation tool from Houghton Mifflin. New!An extensive student support section,Your Guide to Success in Algebra,contains all the tools the student needs to succeed in the course.Your Guide to Academic Successincludes a review of math study skills, learning styles, test-taking strategies, time management tips, unique study strategies, course progress tracker, and comprehensive guides to using the textbook and study aids effectively.Your Guide to the Chaptersincludes progress trackers that outline each chapter's topics and learning objectives, along with a checklist of all the study aids available for that chapter. New!Removable Study Cardsprovide students with convenient access to common formulas, algebraic properties, conversions, geometric formula study sheets, and more. These study cards enable students to refresh their knowledge quickly anytime, anywhere. New!HM Testing (Powered by Diploma)provides instructors with wide array of algorithmic test items, and improved functionality and ease of use, including the ability to author and edit algorithmic questions. New!EduspaceHoughton Mifflin's Online Learning Tool (powered by Blackboard), now includesenhanced algorithmic exerciseswhich are supported by anew math symbol palettefor inputtingfree-response answersand are closely correlated to the end of section/chapter exercises. It also includesHM Assess,a new online diagnostic assessment and remediation program that tests the student's understanding of core concepts and developsindividual study paths for self-remediation.

Table of Contents

The Real Number System

Real Numbers: Order and Absolute Value

Adding and Subtracting Integers

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Operations with Rational Numbers

Exponents, Order of Operations, and Properties of Real Numbers

Fundamentals of Algebra

Writing and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Algebra and Problem Solving

Introduction to Equations

Linear Equations and Problem Solving

Solving Linear Equations

Equations That Reduce to Linear Form

Problem Solving with Percents

Ratios and Proportions

Geometric and Scientific Applications

Linear Inequalities

Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables

Ordered Pairs and Graphs

Graphs of Equations in Two Variables

Slope and Graphs of Linear Equations

Equations of Lines

Graphs of Linear Inequalities

Exponents and Polynomials

Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Multiplying Polynomials: Special Products

Dividing Polynomials

Factoring and Solving Equations

Factoring Polynomials with Common Factors

Factoring Trinomials

More About Factoring Trinomials

Factoring Polynomials with Special Forms

Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

Rational Expressions and Equations

Simplifying Rational Expressions

Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Complex Fractions

Rational Equations and Applications

Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing

Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution

Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination

Applications of Systems of Linear Equations

Systems of Linear Inequalities

Radical Expression and Equations

Roots and Radicals

Simplifying Radicals

Operations with Radical Expressions

Radical Equations and Applications

Quadratic Equations and Functions

Solution by the Square Root Property

Solution by Completing the Square

Solutin by the Quadratic Formula

Graphing Quadratic Functins

Applications of Quadratic Equations

Complex Numbers

Relations, Functions, and Graphs

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