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PEARSON Intermediate Algebra For College Students 7Th Edition 2008 Edition by ALLEN R. ANGEL
Angel's texts are a proven favorite among students and instructors alike. The Angel texts consistently receive praise for their readability - short, clear sentences are used to ensure the text is readable even for those with weak reading skills- and for the abundance of detailed, worked-out examples... more than any other text! In this revised, 7th edition of Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Angel continues to focus on the needs of the students taking this class and the instructors teaching them. Note: Each chapter concludes with Chapter Summary, Chapter Review Exercises, and Chapter Practice Test and after Chapter 1, Cumulative Review Test.PrefaceTo the StudentCHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts 1.1 Study Skills for Success in Mathematics, and Using a Calculator1.2 Sets and Other Basic Concepts1.3 Properties of and Operations with Real Numbers1.4 Order of OperationsMid-Chapter Test: Sections 1.1-1.41.5 Exponents1.6 Scientific NotationCHAPTER 2 Equations and Inequalities 2.1 Solving Linear Equations2.2 Problem Solving and Using Formulas2.3 Applications of AlgebraMid-Chapter Test: Sections 2.1-2.32.4 Additional Application Problems2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities2.6 Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute ValuesCHAPTER 3 Graphs and Functions 3.1 Graphs3.2 Functions3.3 Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications3.4 The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear EquationMid-Chapter Test: Sections 3.1-3.43.5 The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation3.6 The Algebra of Functions3.7 Graphing Linear InequalitiesCHAPTER 4 Systems of Equations and Inequalities 4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables4.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 4.1-4.34.4 Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices4.5 Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer's Rule4.6 Solving Systems of Linear InequalitiesCHAPTER 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials5.3 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division5.4 Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial and Factoring by GroupingMid-Chapter Test: Sections 5.1-5.45.5 Factoring Trinomials5.6 Special Factoring Formulas5.7 A General Review of Factoring5.8 Polynomial EquationsCHAPTER 6 Rational Expressions and Equations 6.1 The Domains of Rational Functions and Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions6.3 Complex Fractions 6.4 Solving Rational EquationsMid-Chapter Test: Sections 6.1-6.46.5 Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving6.6 VariationCHAPTER 7 Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers 7.1 Roots and Radicals7.2 Rational Exponents7.3 Simplifying Radicals7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying RadicalsMid-Chapter Test: Sections 7.1-7.47.5 Dividing Radicals7.6 Solving Radical Equations7.7 Complex NumbersCHAPTER 8 Quadratic Functions8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula8.3 Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem SolvingMid-Chapter Test: Sections 8.1-8.38.4 Writing Equations in Quadratic Form8.5 Graphing Quadratic Functions8.6 Quadratic and Other Inequalities in One VariableCHAPTER 9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions9.1 Composite and Inverse Functions9.2 Exponential Functions9.3 Logarithmic Functions9.4 Properties of LogarithmsMid-Chapter Test: Sections 9.1-9.49.5 Common Logarithms9.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations9.7 Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic FunctionsCHAPTER 10 Conic Sections10.1 The Parabola and the Circle10.2 The EllipseMid-Chapter Test: Sections 10.1-10.210.3 The Hyperbola10.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their ApplicationsCHAPTER 11 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem11.1 Sequences and Series11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series11.3 Geometric Sequences and SeriesMid-Chapter Test: Sections 11.1-11.311.4 The Binomial TheoremAPPENDIX Geometric Formulas AnswersGraphing Answer Section *found only in the Annotated Instructor's EditionApplications IndexIndexPhoto Credits