Elementary Algebra, Media Edition (with CengageNOW Printed Access Card)
ISBN: 9780495108399 | 0495108391
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/16/2007
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Algebra is accessible and engaging with this popular text from Charles "Pat" McKeague! ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA is infused with McKeague's passion for teaching mathematics. With years of classroom experience, he knows how to write in a way that you will understand and appreciate. McKeague's attention to detail and exceptionally clear writing style help you to move through each new concept with ease. Real-world applications in every chapter of this user-friendly book highlight the relevance of what you are learning. And studying is easier than ever wi... MORE
| Basics | |
| Notation and Symbols | |
| Real Numbers | |
| Addition of Real Numbers | |
| Subtraction of Real Numbers | |
| Properties of Real Numbers | |
| Multiplication of Real Numbers | |
| Division of Real Numbers | |
| Subsets of the Real Numbers | |
| Addition and Subtraction with Fractions | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Linear Equations and Inequalities | |
| Simplifying Expressions | |
| Addition Property of Equality | |
| Multiplication Property of Equality | |
| Solving Linear Equations | |
| Formulas | |
| Applications | |
| More Applications | |
| Linear Inequalities | |
| Compound Inequalities | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Linear Equations and Inequalities in two Variables | |
| Paired Data and Graphing Ordered Pairs | |
| Solutions to Linear Equations in Two Variables | |
| Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables | |
| More on Graphing: Intercepts | |
| The Slope of a Line | |
| Finding the Equation of a Line | |
| Linear Inequalities in Two Variables | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Systems of Linear Equations | |
| Solving Linear Systems by Graphing | |
| The Elimination Method | |
| The Substitution Method | |
| Applications | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Exponents and Polynomials | |
| Multiplication with Exponents | |
| Division with Exponents | |
| Operations with Monomials | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials | |
| Multiplication with Polynomials | |
| Binomial Squares and Other Special Products | |
| Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial | |
| Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Factoring | |
| The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping | |
| Factoring Trinomials | |
| More Trinomials to Factor | |
| The Difference of Two Squares | |
| Factoring: A General Review | |
| Solving Equations by Factoring | |
| Applications | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Rational Expressions | |
| Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms | |
| Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions | |
| Equations Involving Rational Expressions | |
| Applications | |
| Complex Fractions | |
| Proportions | |
| Variation | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Roots and Radicals | |
| Definitions and Common Roots | |
| Properties of Radicals | |
| Simplified Form for Radicals | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions | |
| Multiplication and Division of Radicals | |
| Equations Involving Radicals | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Quadratic Equations | |
| More Quadratic Equations | |
| Completing the Square | |
| The Quadratic Formula | |
| Complex Numbers | |
| Complex Solutions to Quadratic Equations | |
| Graphing Parabolas | |
| Summary | |
| Review | |
| Cumulative Review | |
| Test | |
| Projects | |
| Appendixes | |
| Introduction to Functions | |
| Function Notation | |
| Answers to Chapter Reviews, Chapter Tests, and Odd-Numbered Problems | |
| Index | |
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