Intermediate Algebra with Applications, Multimedia Edition

by Aufmann, Richard N.; Barker, Vernon C.; Lockwood, Joanne

• ISBN13: 9780547197975
• ISBN10: 0547197977
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-28
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Based on the best-selling series by the Aufmann team, this hardcover text for the intermediate algebra course adheres to the formula that has made the Aufmann developmental texts so reliable for both students and instructors. The text's clear writing style, emphasis on problem-solving strategies, and proven Aufmann Interactive Method--in an objective-based framework--offer guided learning for both lecture and self-paced courses. The completely integrated learning system is organized by objectives. Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives, which are woven throughout the text, in Exercises, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews, as well as through the print and multimedia ancillaries. The result is a seamless, easy-to-follow learning system. This special MEDIA ENHANCED EDITION now comes with Enhanced WebAssign and flash videos for every end of chapter test question available online through the student website.

Table of Contents

Review of Real Numbers

Introduction to Real Numbers

Operations on Rational Numbers

Variable Expressions

Verbal Expressions and Variable Expressions

First Degree Equations and Inequalities

Equations in One Variable

Coin, Stamp, and Integer Problems

Value Mixture and Motion Problems

Applications: Problems Involving Percent

Inequalities in One Variable

Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Linear Functions and Inequalities in Two Variables

The Rectangular Coordinate System

Introduction to Functions

Linear Functions

Slope of a Straight Line

Finding Equations of Lines

Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Inequalities in Two Variables

Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing and by the Substitution Method

Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Addition Method

Solving Systems of Equations by Using Determinants and by Using Matrices

Application Problems

Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities

Polynomials and Exponents

Exponential Expressions

Introduction to Polynomials

Multiplication of Polynomials

Division of Polynomials

Factoring Polynomials

Special Factoring

Solving Equations by Factoring

Rational Expressions

Introduction to Rational Functions

Operations on Rational Expressions

Complex Fractions

Rational Equations

Proportions and Variation

Literal Equations

Rational Exponents and Radicals

Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions

Operations on Radical Expressions

Radical Functions

Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equations and Inequalities

Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots

Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square and by Using the Quadratic Formula

Equations That Are Reducible to Quadratic Equations

Applications of Quadratic Equations

Nonlinear Inequalities

Properties of Quadratic Functions

Applications of Quadratic Functions

Functions and Relations

Translations of Graphs

Algebra of Functions

One-to-One and Inverse Functions

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions

Introduction to Logarithms

Graphs of Logarithmic Functions

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Sequences and Series

Introduction to Sequences and Series

Arithmetic Sequences and Series

Geometric Sequences and Series

Binomial Expansions

Conic Sections

The Parabola

The Circle

The Ellipse and the Hyperbola

Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations

Quadratic Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities

Final Exam

Appendix

Solutions to Chapter Problems

Answers to Selected Exercises

Glossary

Index

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