MyLab Math with Pearson eText Access Code for College Algebra

About our author Bob Blitzer is a native of Manhattan and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with dual majors in mathematics and psychology (minor: English literature) from the City College of New York. His unusual combination of academic interests led him toward a Master of Arts in mathematics from the University of Miami and a doctorate in behavioral sciences from Nova University. Bob's love for teaching mathematics was nourished for nearly 30 years at Miami Dade College, where he received numerous teaching awards, including Innovator of the Year from the League for Innovations in the Community College and an endowed chair based on excellence in the classroom. In addition to Thinking Mathematically, Bob has written textbooks covering introductory algebra, intermediate algebra, college algebra, algebra and trigonometry, precalculus, and trigonometry. When not secluded in his Northern California writer's cabin, Bob can be found hiking the beaches and trails of Point Reyes National Seashore and tending to the chores required by his beloved entourage of horses, chickens, and irritable roosters.

P. Fundamental Concepts of Algebra

P.1 Algebraic Expressions, Mathematical Models, and Real Numbers
P.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation
P.3 Radicals and Rational Exponents
P.4 Polynomials
Mid-Chapter Check Point
P.5 Factoring Polynomials
P.6 Rational Expressions
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter P Test

1. Equations and Inequalities

1.1 Graphs and Graphing Utilities
1.2 Linear Equations and Rational Equations
1.3 Models and Applications
1.4 Complex Numbers
1.5 Quadratic Equations
Mid-Chapter Check Point
1.6 Other Types of Equations
1.7 Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 1 Test

2. Functions and Graphs

2.1 Basics of Functions and Their Graphs
2.2 More on Functions and Their Graphs
2.3 Linear Functions and Slope
2.4 More on Slope
Mid-Chapter Check Point
2.5 Transformations of Functions
2.6 Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions
2.7 Inverse Functions
2.8 Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 2 Test
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapters 1 - 2

3. Polynomial and Rational Functions

3.1 Quadratic Functions
3.2 Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs
3.3 Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems
3.4 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
Mid-Chapter Check Point
3.5 Rational Functions and Their Graphs
3.6 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
3.7 Modeling Using Variation
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 3 Test
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapters 1 - 3

4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

4.1 Exponential Functions
4.2 Logarithmic Functions
4.3 Properties of Logarithms
Mid-Chapter Check Point
4.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
4.5 Exponential Growth and Decay; Modeling Data
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 4 Test
Cumulative Review Exercises Chapters 1 - 4

5. Systems of Equations and Inequalities

5.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
5.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
5.3 Partial Fractions
5.4 Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables
Mid-Chapter Check Point
5.5 Systems of Inequalities
5.6 Linear Programming
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 5 Test
Cumulative Review Chapters 1 - 5

6. Matrices and Determinants

6.1 Matrix Solutions to Linear Systems
6.2 Inconsistent and Dependent Systems and Their Applications
6.3 Matrix Operations and Their Applications
Mid-Chapter Check Point
6.4 Multiplicative Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Equations
6.5 Determinants and Cramer's Rule
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 6 Test
Cumulative Review Chapters 1 - 6

7. Conic Sections

7.1 The Ellipse
7.2 The Hyperbola
Mid-Chapter Check Point
7.3 The Parabola
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 7 Test
Cumulative Review Chapters 1 - 7

8. Sequences, Induction, and Probability

8.1 Sequences and Summation Notation
8.2 Arithmetic Sequences
8.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
Mid-Chapter Check Point
8.4 Mathematical Induction
8.5 The Binomial Theorem
8.6 Counting Principles, Permutations, and Combinations
8.7 Probability
Summary, Review, and Test
Review Exercises
Chapter 8 Test
Cumulative Review Chapters 1-8

Appendix

Where Did That Come From? Selected Proofs

Answers to Selected Exercises (Selected answers in Student Edition. In Annotated Instructor's Edition, the longer answers that don't fit next to exercises appear here.) Subject Index Credits