Intermediate Algebra 10th edition

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Jerome Kaufmann and Karen Schwitters
Publisher: Cengage Learning

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  • Chapter 1: Basic Concepts and Properties
    • 1.0: Review of Fractions
    • 1.1: Sets, Real Numbers, and Numerical Expressions
    • 1.2: Operations with Real Numbers
    • 1.3: Properties of Real Numbers and the Use of Exponents
    • 1.4: Algebraic Expressions
    • 1: Summary
    • 1: Review Problem Set
    • 1: Test

  • Chapter 2: Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving
    • 2.1: Solving First-Degree Equations
    • 2.2: Equations Involving Fractional Forms
    • 2.3: Equations Involving Decimals and Problem Solving
    • 2.4: Formulas
    • 2.5: Inequalities
    • 2.6: More on Inequalities and Problem Solving
    • 2.7: Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value
    • 2: Summary
    • 2: Review Problem Set
    • 2: Test
    • 2: Cumulative Review Problem Set

  • Chapter 3: Polynomials
    • 3.1: Polynomials: Sums and Differences
    • 3.2: Products and Quotients of Monomials
    • 3.3: Multiplying Polynomials
    • 3.4: Factoring: Greatest Common Factor and Common Binomial Factor
    • 3.5: Factoring: Difference of Two Squares and Sum or Difference of Two Cubes
    • 3.6: Factoring Trinomials
    • 3.7: Equations and Problem Solving
    • 3: Summary
    • 3: Review Problem Set
    • 3: Test

  • Chapter 4: Rational Expressions
    • 4.1: Simplifying Rational Expressions
    • 4.2: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
    • 4.3: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
    • 4.4: More on Rational Expressions and Complex Fractions
    • 4.5: Dividing Polynomials
    • 4.6: Fractional Equations
    • 4.7: More Fractional Equations and Applications
    • 4: Summary
    • 4: Review Problem Set
    • 4: Test
    • 4: Cumulative Review Problem Set

  • Chapter 5: Exponents and Radicals
    • 5.1: Using Integers as Exponents
    • 5.2: Roots and Radicals
    • 5.3: Combining Radicals and Simplifying Radicals That Contain Variables
    • 5.4: Products and Quotients Involving Radicals
    • 5.5: Equations Involving Radicals
    • 5.6: Merging Exponents and Roots
    • 5.7: Scientific Notation
    • 5: Summary
    • 5: Review Problem Set
    • 5: Test

  • Chapter 6: Quadratic Equations and Inequalities
    • 6.1: Complex Numbers
    • 6.2: Quadratic Equations
    • 6.3: Completing the Square
    • 6.4: Quadratic Formula
    • 6.5: More Quadratic Equations and Applications
    • 6.6: Quadratic and Other Nonlinear Inequalities
    • 6: Summary
    • 6: Review Problem Set
    • 6: Test
    • 6: Cumulative Review Problem Set

  • Chapter 7: Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 7.1: Rectangular Coordinate System and Linear Equations
    • 7.2: Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 7.3: Distance and Slope
    • 7.4: Determining the Equation of a Line
    • 7.5: Graphing Nonlinear Equations
    • 7: Summary
    • 7: Review Problem Set
    • 7: Test

  • Chapter 8: Conic Sections
    • 8.1: Graphing Parabolas
    • 8.2: More Parabolas and Some Circles
    • 8.3: Graphing Ellipses
    • 8.4: Graphing Hyperbolas
    • 8: Summary
    • 8: Review Problem Set
    • 8: Test
    • 8: Cumulative Review Problem Set

  • Chapter 9: Functions
    • 9.1: Relations and Functions
    • 9.2: Functions: Their Graphs and Applications
    • 9.3: Graphing Made Easy via Transformations
    • 9.4: Composition of Functions
    • 9.5: Inverse Functions
    • 9.6: Direct and Inverse Variations
    • 9: Summary
    • 9: Review Problem Set
    • 9: Test

  • Chapter 10: Systems of Equations
    • 10.1: Systems of Two Linear Equations and Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 10.2: Substitution Method
    • 10.3: Elimination-by-Addition Method
    • 10.4: Systems of Three Linear Equations in Three Variables
    • 10.5: Systems Involving Nonlinear Equations
    • 10: Summary
    • 10: Review Problem Set
    • 10: Test
    • 10: Cumulative Review Problem Set

  • Chapter 11: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 11.1: Exponents and Exponential Functions
    • 11.2: Applications of Exponential Functions
    • 11.3: Logarithms
    • 11.4: Logarithmic Functions
    • 11.5: Exponential Equations, Logarithmic Equations, and Problem Solving
    • 11: Summary
    • 11: Review Problem Set
    • 11: Test

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