Schaum's Easy Outline of Elementary Algebra, Second Edition

by Rich, Barnett

• ISBN13: 9780071745833
• ISBN10: 0071745831
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

When you need just the essentials of elementary algebra, this Easy Outlines book is there to helpIf you are looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview of elementary algebra, it's got to be Schaum's Easy Outline. This book is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its Schaum's Outline cousin, with an emphasis on clarity and conciseness.Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give you quick pointers to the essentials. Perfect if you have missed class or need extra review Gives you expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields So small and light that it fits in your backpack!Topics include: From Arithmetic to Algebra, Simple Equations and Their Solutions, Graphs of Linear Equations, Monomials and Polynomials, Problem Solving, Factoring, Fractions, Roots and Radicals, Quadratic Equations

Author Biography

Barnett Rich earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University and a J.D. from New York University. He was a founder of the New York City High School of Music and Art and was chairman of Mathematics at the Brooklyn Technical High School. He also taught at City University of New York and Columbia

Table of Contents

From Arithmetic to Algebra	p. 1
Simple Equations and Their Solutions	p. 25
Graphs of Linear Equations	p. 42
Monomials and Polynomials	p. 57
Problem Solving	p. 68
Factoring	p. 80
Fractions	p. 91
Roots and Radicals	p. 101
Quadratic Equations in One Variable	p. 112
Introduction to Geometry	p. 122
Index	p. 137
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