Tussy and Gustafson's fully integrated learning process is designed to expand students' reasoning abilities and teach them how to read, write, and think mathematically. In this text, the introduction of coordinate graphing appears early, in Chapter 3. The authors build the strong mathematical foundation necessary to give students confidence to apply their newly acquired skills in further mathematics courses, at home, or on the job.

1. AN INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA
Describing Numerical Relationships
Fractions and Decimals
The Real Numbers
Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers
Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
Exponents and Order of Operations
Algebraic Expressions
Key Concept: Variables
2. EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES, AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Solving Equations
Problem Solving
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
More About Solving Equations
Formulas
More Problem Solving
Inequalities
Key Concept: Simplify and Solve
3. GRAPHS, LINEAR EQUATIONS, AND FUNCTIONS
Graphing Using the Rectangular Coordinate System
Equations Containing Two Variables
Graphing Linear Equations
Rate of Change and the Slope of a Line
Describing Linear Relationships
Writing Linear Equations
Functions
Key Concept: Describing Linear Relationships
4. EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS
Natural-Number Exponents
Zero and Negative Integer Exponents
Scientific Notation
Polynomials
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Multiplying Polynomials
Dividing Polynomials by Monomials
Dividing Polynomials by Polynomials
Key Concept: Polynomials
5. FACTORING AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Factoring Out the Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c
Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c
Special Factorizations and a Factoring Strategy
Quadratic Equations
Key Concept: Factoring
6. RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS
Simplifying Rational Expressions
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
Complex Fractions
Rational Equations and Problem Solving
Proportions and Similar Triangles
Variation
Key Concept: Expressions and Equations
7. SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing
Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution
Solving Systems by Addition
Applications of Systems of Equations
Graphing Linear Inequalities
Solving Systems of Linear Equations
Key Concept: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
8. ROOTS AND RADICALS
Square Roots
Higher Order Roots and Radicands That Contain Variables
Simplifying Radical Expressions
Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions
Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions
Solving Radical Equations: The Distance Formula
Rational Exponents
Key Concept: Inverse Operations
9. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
Completing the Square
The Quadratic Formula
Graphing Quadratic Functions
Key Concept: Quadratic Equations
APPENDIXES
I
Statistics
II
Roots and Powers

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