Introductory Algebra : A Just-in-Time Approach

by Kaseberg, Alice

• ISBN13: 9780534357474
• ISBN10: 0534357474
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-20
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
To the Student	xviii
Introduction to Expressions and the Coordinate Graph	1	(47)
Problem-Solving Steps	2	(5)
Sets of Numbers and Input-Output Tables	7	(10)
Mid--Chapter 1 Test	17	(1)
Tables, Patterns, and Algebraic Expressions	17	(11)
Tables and Rectangular Coordinate Graphs	28	(20)
Summary	42	(1)
Review Exercises	42	(4)
Test	46	(2)
Operations with Real Numbers and Expressions	48	(76)
Addition and Subtraction with Integers	49	(11)
Multiplication and Division with Integers	60	(8)
Properties of Real Numbers, Simplifying Fractions, and Adding Like Terms	68	(12)
Mid--Chapter 2 Test	80	(1)
Exponents and Order of Operations	80	(13)
Unit Analysis and Formulas	93	(15)
Inequalities and Intervals	108	(16)
Summary	116	(1)
Review Exercises	117	(3)
Test	120	(2)
Cumulative Review of Chapter 1 and 2	122	(2)
Solving Equations and Inequalities in One Variable	124	(63)
Solving Equations with Algebraic Notation	125	(11)
Solving Equations with Tables and Graphs	136	(18)
Mid--Chapter 3 Test	153	(1)
Solving Linear Equations with Tables, Graphs, and Algebraic Notation	154	(14)
Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable	168	(19)
Summary	180	(1)
Review Exercises	181	(4)
Test	185	(2)
Formulas, Functions, Linear Equations, and Inequalities in Two Variables	187	(80)
Formulas	188	(8)
Functions and Graphs	196	(15)
Mid--Chapter 4 Test	210	(1)
Linear Functions: Slope and Rate of Change	211	(20)
Linear Equations	231	(17)
Inequalities in Two Variables	248	(19)
Summary	259	(1)
Review Exercises	260	(4)
Test	264	(1)
Cumulative Review of Chapter 1 to 4	265	(2)
Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Reasoning	267	(70)
Ratios, Percents, and Rates	268	(14)
Proportions and Proportional Reasoning	282	(12)
Proportions in Similar Figures and Similar Triangles	294	(12)
Mid--Chapter 5 Test	306	(1)
Averages	306	(11)
Writing and Solving Equations with Quantity-Value Tables	317	(20)
Summary	332	(1)
Review Exercises	332	(3)
Test	335	(2)
Polynomial Expressions	337	(64)
Operations on Polynomials	338	(13)
Multiplication of Binomials and Special Products	351	(12)
Mid--Chapter 6 Test	362	(1)
Factoring Binomials and Trinomials	363	(16)
Exponents and Scientific Notation	379	(22)
Summary	396	(1)
Review Exercises	397	(2)
Test	399	(1)
Cumulative Review of Chapter 1 to 6	400	(1)
Systems of Equations and Inequalities	401	(72)
Solving Systems of Equations with Graphs	402	(12)
Setting Up Systems of Equations	414	(11)
Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution	425	(16)
Mid--Chapter 7 Test	440	(1)
Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination	441	(19)
Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities by Graphing	460	(13)
Summary	469	(1)
Review Exercises	470	(2)
Test	472	(1)
Squares and Square Roots: Expressions and Equations	473	(81)
Pythagorean Theorem	474	(9)
Square Root Expressions and Their Applications, Including the Distance Formula	483	(14)
Simplifying Expressions and Solving Square Root Equations	497	(11)
Mid---Chapter 8 Test	508	(1)
Graphing and Solving Quadratic Equations	508	(12)
Solving Quadratic Equations by Taking the Square Root and Factoring	520	(9)
Solving Quadratic Equations with the Quadratic Formula	529	(9)
Range, Box and Whisker Plots, and Standard Deviation	538	(16)
Summary	546	(1)
Review Exercises	547	(3)
Test	550	(1)
Cumulative Review of Chapters 1 to 8	551	(3)
Rational Expressions	554	(51)
Rational Functions: Graphs and Applications	555	(10)
Simplifying Rational Expressions	565	(6)
Multiflication and Division of Rational Expressions	571	(8)
Mid---Chapter 8 Test	578	(1)
Finding the Common Denominator and Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions	579	(9)
Solving Rational Equations	588	(17)
Summary	596	(1)
Review Exercises	597	(2)
Test	599	(2)
Final Exam Review	601	(4)
Calculator Objectives	605	(2)
Selected Answers	607	(32)
Index of Projects	639	(2)
Index of Applications	641	(2)
Glossary/Index	643