Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

by Larson, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780547102160
• ISBN10: 054710216X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-22
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Larson IS student success. ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA owes its success to the hallmark features for which the Larson team is known: learning by example, a straightforward and accessible writing style, emphasis on visualization through the use of graphs to reinforce algebraic and numeric solutions and to interpret data, 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. With a bright, appealing design, the new Fifth Edition builds on the Larson tradition of guided learning by incorporating a comprehensive range of student success materials to help develop students' proficiency and conceptual understanding of algebra. The text also continues coverage and integration of geometry in examples and exercises.

Table of Contents

The Real Number System

Real Numbers: Order and Absolute Value

Adding and Subtracting Integers

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Operations with Rational Numbers

Exponents, Order of Operations, and Properties of Real Numbers

Fundamentals Of Algebra

Writing and Evaluating Algebraic Expressions

Simplifying Algebraic Expressions

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Algebra and Problem Solving

Introduction to Equations

Equations, Inequalities And Problem Solving

Solving Linear Equations

Equations that Reduce to Linear Form

Problem Solving with Percents

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Geometric and Scientific Applications

Linear Inequalities

Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Graphs And Functions

Ordered Pairs and Graphs

Graphs of Equations in Two Variables

Relations, Functions, and Graphs

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Slope and Graphs of Linear Equations

Equations of Lines

Graphs of Linear Inequalities

Exponents And Polynomials

Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Multiplying Polynomials: Special Products

Dividing Polynomials and Synthetic Division

Factoring And Solving Equations

Factoring Polynomials with Common Factors

Factoring Trinomials

More About Factoring Trinomials

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Factoring Polynomials with Special Forms

Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring

Rational Expressions, Equations, And Functions

Rational Expressions and Functions

Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Complex Fractions

Solving Rational Equations

Applications and Variation

Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing and Substitution

Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination

Linear Systems in Three Variables

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Matrices and Linear Systems

Determinants and Linear Systems

Systems of Linear Inequalities

Radicals And Complex Numbers

Radicals and Rational Exponents

Simplifying Radical Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions

Radical Equations and Applications

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equations, Functions And Inequalities

Solving Quadratic Equations: Factoring and Special Forms

Completing the Square

The Quadratic Formula

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Graphs of Quadratic Equations

Applications of Quadratic Equations

Quadratic and Rational Inequalities

Exponents And Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions

Composite and Inverse Functions

Logarithmic Functions

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Properties of Logarithms

Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Applications

Conics

Circles and Parabolas

Ellipses

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Hyperbolas

Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations

Sequences, Series, And The Binomial Theorem

Sequences and Series

Arithmetic Sequences

Mid-Chapter Quiz

Geometric Sequences and Series

The Binomial Theorem

Appendices

Review of Elementary Algebra Topics

Introduction to Graphing Calculators

Further Concepts in Geometry (Web)

Further Concepts in Statistics (Web)

Introduction to Logic (Web)

Counting Principles (Web)

Probability (Web)

Answers To Odd-Numbered Exercises, Quizzes, And Tests

Index Of Applications

Index

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