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The book features realistic, relevant application problems, non-routine problems drawn from everyday life, and carefully chosen examples and exercises. It also includes open-ended problems that invites exploration. Includes new applications, written to incorporate more interesting, real-world data in order to increase interest and to help apply the math learned.
| Basic Concepts | |
| The Real Number System | |
| Operations with Real Numbers | |
| Powers, Square Roots, and the Order of Operations | |
| Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation | |
| Operations with Variables and Grouping Symbols | |
| Evaluating Variable Expressions and Formulas | |
| Linear Equations and Inequalities | |
| First-Degree Equations with One Unknown | ... MORE|
| Literal Equations and Formulas | |
| Absolute Value Equations | |
| Using Equations to Solve Word Problems | |
| Solving More Involved Word Problems | |
| Linear Inequalities | |
| Compound Inequalities | |
| Absolute Value Inequalities | |
| Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables and Functions | |
| Graphing Linear Equations with Two Unknowns | |
| Slope of a Line | |
| Graphs and the Equations of a Line | |
| Linear Inequalities in Two Variables | |
| Concept of a Function | |
| Graphing Functions from Equations and Tables of Data | |
| Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities | |
| Systems of Equations in Two Variables | |
| Systems of Equations in Three Variables | |
| Applications of Systems of Linear Equations | |
| Systems of Linear Inequalities | |
| Polynomials | |
| Introduction to Polynomials and Polynomial Functions: Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication | |
| Division of Polynomials | |
| Synthetic Division | |
| Removing Common Factors: Factoring by Grouping | |
| Factoring Trinomials | |
| Special Cases of Factoring | |
| Factoring a Polynomial Completely | |
| Solving Equations and Exercises Using Polynomials | |
| Rational Expressions and Equations | |
| Rational Expressions and Functions: Simplifying, Multiplying, and Dividing | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions | |
| Complex Rational Expressions | |
| Rational Equations | |
| Applications: Formulas and Advanced Ratio Exercises | |
| Rational Exponents and Radicals | |
| Rational Exponents | |
| Radical Expressions and Functions | |
| Simplifying, Adding, and Subtracting Radicals | |
| Multiplication and Division of Radicals | |
| Radical Equations | |
| Complex Numbers | |
| Variation | |
| Quadratic Equations and Inequalities | |
| Quadratic Equations | |
| The Quadratic Formula and Solutions to Quadratic Equations | |
| Equations That Can Be Transformed to Quadratic Form | |
| Formulas and Applications | |
| Quadratic Functions | |
| Quadratic Inequalities in One Variable | |
| The Conic Sections | |
| The Distance Formula and the Circle | |
| The Parabola | |
| The Ellipse | |
| The Hyperbola | |
| Nonlinear Systems of Equations | |
| Additional Properties of Functions | |
| Function Notation | |
| General Graphing Procedures for Functions | |
| Algebraic Operations on Functions | |
| Inverse of a Function | |
| Logarithmic and Exponential Functions | |
| The Exponential Function | |
| The Logarithmic Function | |
| Properties of Logarithms | |
| Finding Logarithmic Function Values on a Calculator | |
| Exponential and Logarithmic Equations | |
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