College Algebra
ISBN: 9780132402866 | 0132402866
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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The Eighth Edition of this highly dependable book retains its best features-accuracy, precision, depth, and abundant exercise sets-while substantially updating its content and pedagogy. Striving to teach mathematics as a way of life, Sullivan provides understandable, realistic applications that are consistent with the abilities of most readers. Chapter topics include Graphs; Polynomial and Rational Functions; Conics; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Counting and Probability; and more. For individuals... MORE
| Chapter R Review | |
| Real Numbers | |
| Algebra Essentials | |
| Geometry Essentials | |
| Polynomials | |
| Factoring Polynomials | |
| Synthetic Division | |
| Rational Expressions | |
| nth Roots | |
| Rational Exponents | |
| Equations and Inequalities | |
| Linear Equations | |
| Quadrat... MORE | |
| Complex Numbers | |
| Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System | |
| Radical Equations | |
| Equations Quadratic in Form | |
| Factorable Equations | |
| Solving Inequalities | |
| Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value | |
| Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, Uniform Motion, and Constant Rate Job Applications | |
| Graphs | |
| The Distance and Midpoint Formulas | |
| Graphs of Equations in Two Variables | |
| Intercepts | |
| Symmetry | |
| Lines | |
| Circles | |
| Variation | |
| Functions and Their Graphs | |
| Functions | |
| The Graph of a Function | |
| Properties of Functions | |
| Library of Functions | |
| Piecewise-defined Functions | |
| Graphing Techniques: Transformations | |
| Mathematical Models: Building Functions | |
| Linear and Quadratic Functions | |
| Linear Functions and Their Properties | |
| Building Linear Functions from Data | |
| Quadratic Functions and Their Properties | |
| Quadratic Models | |
| Building Quadratic Functions from Data | |
| Inequalities Involving QuadraticFunctions | |
| Polynomial and Rational Functions | |
| Polynomial Functions and Models | |
| Properties of Rational Functions | |
| The Graph of a Rational Function | |
| Polynomial and Rational Inequalities | |
| The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function | |
| Complex Zeros: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra | |
| Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | |
| Composite Functions | |
| One-to-One Functions | |
| Inverse Functions | |
| Exponential Functions | |
| Logarithmic Functions | |
| Properties of Logarithms | |
| Logarithmic and Exponential Equations | |
| Compound Interest | |
| Exponential Growth and Decay Models | |
| Newtons Law | |
| Logistic Growth and Decay Models | |
| Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Functions from Data | |
| Analytic Geometry | |
| Conics | |
| The Parabola | |
| The Ellipse | |
| The Hyperbola | |
| Systems of Equations and Inequalities | |
| Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination | |
| Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices | |
| Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants | |
| Matrix Algebra | |
| Partial Fraction Decomposition | |
| Systems of Nonlinear Equations | |
| Systems of Inequalities | |
| Linear Programming | |
| Sequences | |
| Induction the Binomial Theorem | |
| Sequences | |
| Arithmetic Sequences | |
| Geometric Sequences | |
| Geometric Series | |
| Mathematical Induction | |
| The Binomial Theorem | |
| Counting and Probability | |
| Sets and Counting | |
| Permutations and Combinations | |
| Probability Appendix Graphing Utilities | |
| The Viewing Rectangle | |
| Graphing Equations in Two Variables | |
| Locating Intercepts and Checking for Symmetry | |
| Solving Equations Using a Graphing Utility | |
| Square Screens | |
| Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables | |
| Solving Systems of Linear Equations | |
| Graphing a Polar Equation 9 Graphing Parametric Equations | |
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