Intermediate Algebra 8th edition

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Richard N. Aufmann and Joanne S. Lockwood
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Review of Real Numbers
    • 1.1: Introduction to Real Numbers
    • 1.2: Operations on Integers
    • 1.3: Operations on Rational Numbers
    • 1.4: Variable Expressions
    • 1.5: Verbal Expressions and Variable Expressions
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 2: First-Degree Equations and Inequalities
    • 2.1: Equations in One Variable
    • 2.2: Value Mixture and Motion Problems
    • 2.3: Applications: Problems Involving Percent
    • 2.4: Inequalities in One Variable
    • 2.5: Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 3: Linear Functions and Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 3.1: The Rectangular Coordinate System
    • 3.2: Introduction to Functions
    • 3.3: Linear Functions
    • 3.4: Slope of a Straight Line
    • 3.5: Finding Equations of Lines
    • 3.6: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
    • 3.7: Inequalities in Two Variables
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 4: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
    • 4.1: Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing and by the Substitution Method
    • 4.2: Solving Systems of Linear Equations by the Addition Method
    • 4.3: Solving Systems of Equations by Using Determinants and by Using Matrices
    • 4.4: Application Problems
    • 4.5: Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 5: Polynomials and Exponents
    • 5.1: Exponential Expressions
    • 5.2: Introduction to Polynomials
    • 5.3: Multiplication of Polynomials
    • 5.4: Division of Polynomials
    • 5.5: Introduction to Factoring
    • 5.6: Factoring Trinomials
    • 5.7: Special Factoring
    • 5.8: Solving Equations by Factoring
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 6: Rational Expressions
    • 6.1: Introduction to Rational Functions
    • 6.2: Operations on Rational Expressions
    • 6.3: Complex Fractions
    • 6.4: Rational Equations
    • 6.5: Proportions and Variation
    • 6.6: Literal Equations
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 7: Rational Exponents and Radical
    • 7.1: Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions
    • 7.2: Operations on Radical Expressions
    • 7.3: Radical Functions
    • 7.4: Solving Equations Containing Radical Expressions
    • 7.5: Complex Numbers
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 8: Quadratic Equations and Inequalities
    • 8.1: Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring or by Taking Square Roots
    • 8.2: Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square and by Using the Quadratic Formula
    • 8.3: Equations That Are Reducible to Quadratic Equations
    • 8.4: Applications of Quadratic Equations
    • 8.5: Properties of Quadratic Functions
    • 8.6: Applications of Quadratic Functions
    • 8.7: Nonlinear Inequalities
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 9: Functions and Relations
    • 9.1: Translations of Graphs
    • 9.2: Algebra of functions
    • 9.3: One-to-One and Inverse Functions
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 10: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 10.1: Exponential Functions
    • 10.2: Introduction to Logarithms
    • 10.3: Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
    • 10.4: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
    • 10.5: Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 11: Sequences and Series
    • 11.1: Introduction to Sequences and Series
    • 11.2: Arithmetic Sequences and Series
    • 11.3: Geometric Sequences and Series
    • 11.4: Binomial Expansions
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

  • Chapter 12: Conic Sections
    • 12.1: The Parabola
    • 12.2: The Circle
    • 12.3: The Ellipse and the Hyperbola
    • 12.4: Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations
    • 12.5: Quadratic Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities
    • Chapter Summary
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Test
    • Chapter Test
    • Review Exercises
    • Chapter Summary

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