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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alistair Savage; MaranGraphics Development Group.; MaranGraphics, Inc. |
| ISBN: | 1592009425 : 9781592009428 |
| OCLC Number: | 61188921 |
| Notes: | Includes index. "Questions & answers included to test your skills"--Cover. |
| Description: | 295 p. col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Algebra basics -- Common algebra terms -- Classifying numbers -- Add and subtract numbers -- Multiply and divide numbers -- Absolute values -- Grouping symbols -- Order of operations -- The commutative property -- The associative property -- The distributive property -- The inverse property -- About variables -- Evaluate an expression -- Add and subtract variables -- Multiply and divide variables -- Test your skills -- 2. Working with fractions and exponents -- Introduction to fractions -- Simplify fractions -- Convert improper fractions to mixed numbers -- Multiply and divide fractions -- Find the least common denominator -- Add and subtract fractions -- Write numbers in scientific notation -- Exponent basics -- Rules for exponents -- Test your skills -- 3. Solving basic equations -- Solve an equation with addition and subtraction -- Solve an equation with multiplication and division -- Solve an equation in several steps -- Solve for a variable in an equation with multiple variables -- Solve an equation with absolute values -- Test your skills -- 4. Graphing linear equations -- Introduction to the coordinate plane -- Graph a line -- Find the intercepts of a line -- Find the slope of a line -- Write an equation in slope-intercept form -- Graph a line in slope-intercept form -- Write an equation in point-slope form -- Parallel and perpendicular lines -- Test your skills -- 5. Solving and graphing inequalities -- Introduction to inequalities -- Solve an inequality with addition and subtraction -- Solve an inequality with multiplication and division -- Solve an inequality in several steps -- Solve a compound inequality -- Solve an inequality with absolute values -- Graph an inequality with one variable -- Graph an inequality with two variables -- Test your skills -- 6. Working with matrices -- Introduction to matrices -- Add and subtract matrices -- Multiply a matrix by a scalar -- Multiply matrices -- Test your skills -- 7. Solving systems of equations -- Solve a system of equations by graphing -- Solve a system of equations by substitution -- Solve a system of equations by elimination -- Test your skills -- 8. Working with polynomials -- Introduction to polynomials -- Multiply polynomials -- Divide polynomials using long division -- Divide polynomials using synthetic division -- Test your skills -- 9. Working with radicals -- Introduction to radicals -- Simplify radicals -- Add and subtract radicals -- Multiply radicals -- Divide radicals -- Write radicals as exponents -- Solve a radical equation -- Test your skills -- 10. Factoring expressions -- Factor using the greatest common factor -- Factor by grouping -- Recognizing special factor patterns -- Factor simple trinomials -- Factor more complex trinomials -- Test your skills -- 11. Solving quadratic equations and inequalities -- Solving quadratic equations by factoring -- Solve quadratic equations using square roots -- Solve quadratic equations by completing the square -- Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula -- Solve cubic and higher equations -- Solve quadratic inequalities -- Test your skills -- 12. Graphing quadratic equations -- Introduction to parabolas -- Write a quadratic equation in vertex form -- Graph a parabola -- Test your skills -- 13. Glossary -- 14. Solutions -- Practice solutions -- Test your skills solutions. |
| Other Titles: | Effortless algebra |
| Responsibility: | MaranGraphics & Thomson Course technology ; [Alistair Savage, technical consultant]. |
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