Algebra for college students
Aims to prepare college students for their next mathematics course, presenting all the topics associated with a first course in algebra. The structure of each section, the structure of the book and the various pedagogical features all help students to master the text.
Print Book, English, ©1995
Pacific Grove, Calif, Brooks/Cole, ©1995
791 pages.
9780534251888, 0534251889
1008845866
The Real Number System. Exponents and Polynomials. Equations and Inequalities. Factoring Polynomials. Rational Expressions. Graphs, Equations of Lines and Variation. Rational Exponents and Radicals. Quadratic Equations. More Functions and Operations on Functions. Systems of Equations and Inequalities. Solving Polynomial Equations. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Conic Sections and Quadratic Systems. Natural Number Functions and Probability. Appendix: Matrix Algebra; Tables, Table A Powers and Roots, Table B Base-10 Logarithms, Table C Base-e Logarithms; Answers to Selected Exercises.