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_iNUR SALIZAH NG ABDULLAH
040 _aAmerican University of Kuwait Library
_beng
_cAmerican University of Kuwait Library
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245 0 0 _aBeginning and Intermediate Algebra :
_bTHE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLISM OF MATHEMATICS /
_cJames W. Hall, Brian A. Mercer.
246 3 0 _aAlgebra
264 1 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_c2003
264 4 _c©2003
300 _axxix, 877 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
_c27 cm
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Walk-through -- Index of features -- 1. Operations with real numbers -- 1.1. The real number line -- 1.2. Addition of real numbers -- 1.3. Subtraction of real numbers -- 1.4. Multiplication of real numbers -- 1.5. Division of real numbers -- 1.6. Exponents and order of operations -- Group project : risks and choices : shopping for interest rates on car and house loans -- 2. Linear equations and patterns -- 2.1. The rectangular coordinate system and arithmetic sequences -- 2.2. Function notation and linear functions -- 2.3. Graphs of linear equations in two variables -- 2.4. Solving linear equations in one variable using the addition-subtraction principle -- 2.5. Solving linear equations in one variable using the multiplication-division principle -- 2.6. Ratios, proportions, and direct variation -- 2.7. Solving for a specified variable -- Group project : risks and choices : comparing the cost of leasing versus purchasing an automobile -- 3. Lines and systems of linear equations in two variables -- 3.1. Slope of a line and applications of slope -- 3.2. Special forms of linear equations in two variables -- 3.3. Solving systems of linear equations in two variables graphically and numerically -- 3.4. Solving systems of linear equations in two variables by the substitution method -- 3.5. Solving systems of linear equations in two variables by the addition method -- 3.6. More applications of linear systems -- Group project : OSHA standards for stair-step rise and run. 4. Linear inequalities and systems of linear inequalities -- 4.1. Solving linear inequalities using the addition-subtraction principle -- 4.2. Solving linear inequalities using the multiplication-division principle -- 4.3. Solving compound inequalities -- 4.4. Solving absolute value equations and inequalities -- 4.5. Graphing systems of linear inequalities in two variables -- Group project : risks and choices : comparing the costs for two checking accounts -- 5. Exponents and operations with polynomials -- 5.1. Product and power rules for exponents -- 5.2. Quotient rule and zero exponents -- 5.3. Negative exponents and scientific notation -- 5.4. Adding and subtracting polynomials -- 5.5. Multiplying polynomials -- 5.6. Using division to factor polynomials -- 5.7. Special product sand factors -- Group project : a polynomial model for the construction of a box -- Diagnostic review of beginning algebra -- 6. Using common algebraic functions -- 6.1. Functions and representations of functions -- 6.2. Linear and absolute value functions -- 6.3. Quadratic, square root, cubic, and cube root functions -- 6.4. Horizontal and vertical translations of functions (optional) -- 6.5. Stretching, shrinking, and reflecting graphs of functions (optional) -- 6.6. Curve fitting--selecting a formula that best fits a set of data (optional) -- 6.7. Linear factors of a polynomial, zeros of a polynomial function, and x-intercepts of a graph -- Group project : an algebraic model for real data : recording the time to drain a cylindrical container -- 7. Another look at factoring polynomials -- 7.1. Factoring trinomials of the form x² + bxy + cy² -- 7.2. Factoring trinomials of the form ax² + bxy + cy² -- 7.3. Factoring special forms -- 7.4. Factoring by grouping and a general strategy for factoring polynomials -- 7.5. Solving equations by factoring -- Group project : risks and choices : creating a mathematical model and using this model to find an optimal solution. 8. Radical expressions, complex numbers, and quadratic equations -- 8.1. Rational exponents and radicals -- 8.2. Addition and simplification of radical expressions -- 8.3. Multiplication and division of radical expressions -- 8.4. Complex numbers -- 8.5. Quadratic equations and inequalities -- 8.6. Equations with radicals -- 8.7. More applications of quadratic equations -- Group project : an algebraic model for real data : recording the time for the period of a pendulum -- 9. Rational expressions -- 9.1. Rational functions and reducing rational expressions -- 9.2. Multiplication and division of rational expressions -- 9.3. Addition and subtraction of rational expressions -- 9.4. Combining operations and simplifying complex rational expressions -- 9.5. Solving equations containing rational expressions -- 9.6. Applications yielding equations with fractions -- Group project : exploring the asymptotic behavior of a rational function -- 10. Exponential and logarithmic functions -- 10.1. Geometric sequences and exponential functions -- 10.2. Inverse functions -- 10.3. Logarithmic functions -- 10.4. Evaluating logarithms -- 10.5. Properties of logarithms -- 10.6. Exponential and logarithmic equations -- 10.7. Applications of exponential and logarithmic equations -- Group project : an algebraic model for real data : recording the height of a bouncing golf ball -- 11. A preview of college algebra -- 11.1. Algebra of functions -- 11.2. Sequences, series, and summation notation -- 11.3. Solving systems of linear equations using augmented matrices -- 11.4. Systems of linear equations in three variables -- 11.5. Conic sections -- Appendix A. Answers to selected exercises -- Credits -- Index -- Appendix B. Instructor's edition only.
650 1 0 _aAlgebra
700 1 _aMercer, Brian A.,
_eauthor.
856 4 0 _uhttps://archive.org/details/beginninginterme0000hall
_zFree eBook from the Internet Archive
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