Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts Through Applications 2nd edition

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Mark Clark and Cynthia Anfinson
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Linear Functions
    • 1.1: Solving Linear Equations
    • 1.2: Fundamentals of Graphing and Slope
    • 1.3: Intercepts and Graphing
    • 1.4: Finding Equations of Lines
    • 1.5: Functions and Function Notation
    • 1.6: Using Data to Create Scatterplots
    • 1.7: Finding Linear Models
    • 1: Review Exercises
    • 1: Test

  • Chapter 2: Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
    • 2.1: Systems of Linear Equations
    • 2.2: Solving Systems of Equations Using the Substitution Method
    • 2.3: Solving Systems of Equations Using the Elimination Method
    • 2.4: Solving Linear Inequalities
    • 2.5: Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
    • 2.6: Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
    • 2: Review Exercises
    • 2: Test
    • 2: Cumulative Review

  • Chapter 3: Exponents, Polynomials, and Functions
    • 3.1: Rules for Exponents
    • 3.2: Combining Functions
    • 3.3: Composing Functions
    • 3.4: Factoring Polynomials
    • 3.5: Special Factoring Techniques
    • 3: Review Exercises
    • 3: Test

  • Chapter 4: Quadratic Functions
    • 4.1: Quadratic Functions and Parabolas
    • 4.2: Graphing Quadratic Functions from Vertex Form
    • 4.3: Finding Quadratic Models
    • 4.4: Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property and Completing the Square
    • 4.5: Solving Equations by Factoring
    • 4.6: Solving Quadratic Equations by Using the Quadratic Formula
    • 4.7: Graphing Quadratic Functions from Standard Form
    • 4: Review Exercises
    • 4: Test
    • 4: Cumulative Review

  • Chapter 5: Exponential Functions
    • 5.1: Exponential Functions: Patterns of Growth and Decay
    • 5.2: Solving Equations Using Exponent Rules
    • 5.3: Graphing Exponential Functions
    • 5.4: Finding Exponential Models
    • 5.5: Exponential Growth and Decay Rates and Compounding Interest
    • 5: Review Exercises
    • 5: Test

  • Chapter 6: Logarithmic Functions
    • 6.1: Functions and Their Inverses
    • 6.2: Logarithmic Functions
    • 6.3: Graphing Logarithmic Functions
    • 6.4: Properties of Logarithms
    • 6.5: Solving Exponential Equations
    • 6.6: Solving Logarithmic Equations
    • 6: Review Exercises
    • 6: Test
    • 6: Cumulative Review

  • Chapter 7: Rational Functions
    • 7.1: Rational Functions and Variation
    • 7.2: Simplifying Rational Expressions
    • 7.3: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
    • 7.4: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
    • 7.5: Solving Rational Equations
    • 7: Review Exercises
    • 7: Test

  • Chapter 8: Radical Functions
    • 8.1: Radical Functions
    • 8.2: Graphing Radical Functions
    • 8.3: Adding and Subtracting Radicals
    • 8.4: Multiplying and Dividing Radicals
    • 8.5: Solving Radical Equations
    • 8.6: Complex Numbers
    • 8: Review Exercises
    • 8: Test
    • 8: Cumulative Review

  • Chapter 9: Conic Sections
    • 9.1: Parabolas and Circles
    • 9.2: Ellipses and Hyperbolas
    • 9: Review Exercises
    • 9: Test

  • Chapter 10: Sequences and Series (Online Only)
    • 10.1: Arithmetic Sequences
    • 10.2: Geometric Sequences
    • 10.3: Series
    • 10: Review Exercises
    • 10: Test

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