Intermediate Algebra Student Support Edition

by Larson, Ron; Hostetler, Robert P.

• ISBN13: 9780618753529
• ISBN10: 0618753524
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-02
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Designed for first-year developmental math students who need support in intermediate algebra, the Fourth Edition ofIntermediate 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

Fundamentals of Algebra

The Real Number System

Operations with Real Numbers

Properties of Real Numbers

Algebraic Expressions

Constructing Algebraic Expressions

Linear Equations and Inequalities

Linear Equations

Linear Equations and Problem Solving

Business and Scientific Problems

Linear Inequalities

Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Graphs and Functions

The Rectangular Coordinate System

Graphs of Equations

Slope and Graphs of Linear Equations

Equation of Lines

Graphs of Linear Inequalities

Relations and Functions

Graphs of Functions

Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Systems of Equations

Linear Systems in Two Variables

Linear Systems in Three Variables

Matrices and Linear Systems

Determinants and Linear Systems

Systems of Linear Inequalities

Polynomials and Factoring

Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation

Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Multiplying Polynomials

Factoring by Grouping and Special Forms

Factoring Trinomials

Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring

Rational Expressions, Equations, and Functions

Rational Expressions and Functions

Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

Complex Fractions

Dividing Polynomials and Synthetic Division

Solving Rational Equations

Applications and Variation

Radicals and Complex Numbers

Radicals and Rational Exponents

Simplifying Radical Expressions

Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions

Radical Equations and Applications

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equations, Function, and Inequalities

Solving Quadratic Equations: Factoring and Special Forms

Completing the Square

The Quadratic Formula

Graphs of Quadratic Functions

Applications of Quadratic Equations

Quadratic and Rational Inequalities

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions

Composite and Inverse Functions

Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Logarithms

Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Applications

Conics

Circles and Parabolas

Ellipses

Hyperbolas

Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations

Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem

Sequences and Series

Arithmetic Sequences

Geometric Sequences and Series

The Binomial Theorem

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