Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: A Guided Approach 7th edition

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• Chapter 1: Real Numbers and Their Basic Properties
  • 1.1: Real Numbers and Their Graphs
  • 1.2: Fractions
  • 1.3: Exponents and Order of Operations
  • 1.4: Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers
  • 1.5: Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers
  • 1.6: Algebraic Expressions
  • 1.7: Properties of Real Numbers
  • 1: Chapter Review
  • 1: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 2: Equations and Inequalities
  • 2.1: Solving Basic Linear Equations in One Variable
  • 2.2: Solving More Linear Equations in One Variable
  • 2.3: Simplifying Expressions to Solve Linear Equations in One Variable
  • 2.4: Formulas
  • 2.5: Introduction to Problem Solving
  • 2.6: Motion and Mixture Applications
  • 2.7: Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable
  • 2: Chapter Review
  • 2: Chapter Test
  • 2: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter 3: Graphing; Writing Equations of Lines; Functions; Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
  • 3.1: The Rectangular Coordinate System
  • 3.2: Graphing Linear Equations
  • 3.3: Slope of a Line
  • 3.4: Point-Slope Form
  • 3.5: Slope-Intercept Form
  • 3.6: Functions
  • 3.7: Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
  • 3: Chapter Review
  • 3: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 4: Polynomials
  • 4.1: Natural-Number Exponents
  • 4.2: Zero and Negative-Integer Exponents
  • 4.3: Scientific Notation
  • 4.4: Polynomials
  • 4.5: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
  • 4.6: Multiplying Polynomials
  • 4.7: Dividing Polynomials by Monomials
  • 4.8: Dividing Polynomials by Polynomials
  • 4.9: Synthetic Division
  • 4: Chapter Review
  • 4: Chapter Test
  • 4: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter 5: Factoring Polynomials and Solving Equations by Factoring
  • 5.1: Factoring Out the Greatest Common Factor; Factoring by Grouping
  • 5.2: Factoring the Difference of Two Squares
  • 5.3: Factoring Trinomials with a Leading Coefficient of 1
  • 5.4: Factoring Trinomials with a Leading Coefficient Other Than 1
  • 5.5: Factoring the Sum and Difference of Two Cubes
  • 5.6: Summary of Factoring Techniques
  • 5.7: Solving Equations by Factoring
  • 5.8: Solving Applications
  • 5: Chapter Review
  • 5: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 6: Rational Expressions and Equations; Proportion and Variation
  • 6.1: Simplifying Rational Expressions
  • 6.2: Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
  • 6.3: Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
  • 6.4: Simplifying Complex Fractions
  • 6.5: Solving Equations That Contain Rational Expressions
  • 6.6: Solving Applications Whose Models Contain Rational Expressions
  • 6.7: Proportion and Variation
  • 6: Chapter Review
  • 6: Chapter Test
  • 6: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter 7: Transitioning to Intermediate Algebra
  • 7.1: Review of Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable
  • 7.2: Review of Graphing Linear Equations, Finding the Slopes of Lines, and Writing Equations of Lines
  • 7.3: Review of Functions
  • 7.4: Review of Factoring and Solving Quadratic Equations
  • 7.5: Review of Rational Expressions and Solving Rational Equations
  • 7.6: Solving Equations in One Variable Containing an Absolute Value Expression
  • 7.7: Solving Inequalities in One Variable Containing an Absolute Value Expression
  • 7: Chapter Review
  • 7: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 8: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • 8.1: Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
  • 8.2: Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution and Elimination
  • 8.3: Solving Applications of Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
  • 8.4: Solving Systems of Three Linear Equations in Three Variables
  • 8.5: Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Matrices
  • 8.6: Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Determinants
  • 8.7: Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
  • 8.8: Solving Systems Using Linear Programming
  • 8: Chapter Review
  • 8: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 9: Radicals and Rational Exponents
  • 9.1: Radical Expressions
  • 9.2: Applications of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Distance Formula
  • 9.3: Rational Exponents
  • 9.4: Simplifying and Combining Radical Expressions
  • 9.5: Multiplying Radical Expressions and Rationalizing
  • 9.6: Radical Equations
  • 9.7: Complex Numbers
  • 9: Chapter Review
  • 9: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 10: Quadratic and Other Nonlinear Functions and Inequalities
  • 10.1: Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Square-Root Property and by Completing the Square
  • 10.2: Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
  • 10.3: The Discriminant and Equations That Can Be Written in Quadratic Form
  • 10.4: Graphs of Quadratic Functions
  • 10.5: Graphs of Other Nonlinear Functions
  • 10.6: Solving Quadratic and Other Nonlinear Inequalities
  • 10: Chapter Review
  • 10: Chapter Test
  • 10: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter 11: Algebra, Composition, and Inverses of Functions; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • 11.1: Algebra and Composition of Functions
  • 11.2: Inverses of Functions
  • 11.3: Exponential Functions
  • 11.4: Base-e Exponential Functions
  • 11.5: Logarithmic Functions
  • 11.6: Natural Logarithms
  • 11.7: Properties of Logarithms
  • 11.8: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • 11: Chapter Review
  • 11: Chapter Test
  
  
• Chapter 12: Conic Sections, Systems of Equations and Inequalities, and More Graphing
  • 12.1: The Circle and the Parabola
  • 12.2: The Ellipse
  • 12.3: The Hyperbola
  • 12.4: Solving Systems of Equations and Inequalities Containing One or More Second-Degree Terms
  • 12.5: Piecewise-Defined Functions and the Greatest Integer Function
  • 12: Chapter Review
  • 12: Chapter Test
  • 12: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter 13: Miscellaneous Topics
  • 13.1: The Binomial Theorem
  • 13.2: Arithmetic Sequences and Series
  • 13.3: Geometric Sequences and Series
  • 13.4: Infinite Geometric Sequences and Series
  • 13.5: Permutations and Combinations
  • 13.6: Probability
  • 13: Chapter Review
  • 13: Chapter Test
  • 13: Cumulative Review
  
  
• Chapter A: Appendices
  • A.1: Measurement Conversions
  • A.2: Symmetries of Graphs
  • A.3: Tables
  • A.4: Answers to Selected Exercises