Intermediate Algebra - Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis

Intermediate Algebra

Buch | Softcover
912 Seiten
2005 | 8th edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-321-27920-0 (ISBN)
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Gives students the necessary tools to succeed in developmental math courses and prepares them for future math courses. This book includes exercises and applications, and Summary Exercises to enhance comprehension and challenge students' knowledge of the subject matter.
Lial/Hornsby/McGinnis’s Intermediate Algebra, 8e, gives students the necessary tools to succeed in developmental math courses and prepares them for future math courses and the rest of their lives. The Lial developmental team creates a pattern for success by emphasizing problem-solving skills, vocabulary comprehension, real-world applications, and strong exercise sets. In keeping with its proven track record, this revision includes an effective new design, many new exercises and applications, and increased Summary Exercises to enhance comprehension and challenge students’ knowledge of the subject matter.

Index of Applications

Index of Focus on Real-Data Applications

Preface

Feature Walk-Through

An Introduction to Calculators

To the Student

Diagnostic Pretest

 

 

Chapter 1    Review of the Real Number System

1.1  Basic Concepts

1.2  Operations on Real Numbers

1.3  Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations

1.4  Properties of Real Numbers

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test

 


Chapter 2    Linear Equations and Applications

2.1  Linear Equations in One Variable

2.2  Formulas

2.3  Applications of Linear Equations

2.4  Further Applications of Linear Equations

Summary Exercises on Solving Applied Problems

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 


Chapter 3    Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value

3.1  Linear Inequalities in One Variable

3.2  Set Operations and Compound Inequalities

3.3  Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Summary Exercises on Solving Linear and Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 


Chapter 4    Graphs, Linear Equations, and Functions

4.1  The Rectangular Coordinate System

4.2  Slope

4.3  Linear Equations in Two Variables

4.4  Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

4.5  Introduction to Functions

4.6  Variation

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 





Chapter 5    Systems of Linear Equations

5.1  Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

5.2  Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables

5.3  Applications of Systems of Linear Equations

5.4  Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Matrix Methods

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 

 

Chapter 6    Exponents, Polynomials, and Polynomial Functions

6.1  Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation

6.2  Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

6.3  Polynomial Functions

6.4  Multiplying Polynomials

6.5  Dividing Polynomials

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 

 

Chapter 7    Factoring

7.1  Greatest Common Factors; Factoring by Grouping

7.2  Factoring Trinomials

7.3  Special Factoring

Summary Exercises on Factoring

7.4  Solving Equations by Factoring

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 


Chapter 8    Rational Expressions and Functions

8.1  Rational Expressions and Functions; Multiplying and Dividing

8.2  Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

8.3  Complex Fractions

8.4  Equations with Rational Expressions and Graphs

Summary Exercises on Rational Expressions and Equations

8.5  Applications of Rational Expressions

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 


Chapter 9    Roots, Radicals, and Root Functions

9.1  Radical Expressions and Graphs

9.2  Rational Exponents

9.3  Simplifying Radical Expressions

9.4  Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

9.5  Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions

Summary Exercises on Operations with Radicals and Rational Exponents

9.6  Solving Equations with Radicals

9.7  Complex Numbers

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 

 

Chapter 10    Quadratic Equations, Inequalities, and Functions

10.1  The Square Root Property and Completing the Square

10.2  The Quadratic Formula

10.3  Equations Quadratic in Form

Summary Exercises on Solving Quadratic Equations

10.4  Formulas and Further Applications

10.5  Graphs of Quadratic Functions

10.6  More About Parabolas; Applications

10.7  Quadratic and Rational Inequalities

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises


Chapter 11    Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

11.1  Inverse Functions

11.2  Exponential Functions

11.3  Logarithmic Functions

11.4  Properties of Logarithms

11.5  Common and Natural Logarithms

11.6  Exponential and Logarithmic Equations; Further Applications

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 


Chapter 12    Nonlinear Functions, Conic Sections, and Nonlinear Systems

12.1  Additional Graphs of Functions; Composition

12.2  The Circle and the Ellipse

12.3  The Hyperbola, and Other Functions Defined by Radicals

12.4  Nonlinear Systems of Equations

12.5  Second-Degree Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities

Summary     *     Review Exercises     *     Test     *     Cumulative Review Exercises

 

 

Appendix A     Strategies for Problem Solving

 

Appendix B     Review of Fractions

 

Appendix C     Determinants and Cramer's Rule

 

Appendix D     Synthetic Division

 

 

Answers to Selected Exercises

Index

Videotape Index

 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.4.2005
Sprache englisch
Maße 218 x 275 mm
Gewicht 1778 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
ISBN-10 0-321-27920-4 / 0321279204
ISBN-13 978-0-321-27920-0 / 9780321279200
Zustand Neuware
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