Intermediate Algebra 2nd edition

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Lynn Marecek and Andrea Honeycutt Mathis
Publisher: OpenStax College

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  • Chapter 1: Foundations
    • 1.1: Use the Language of Algebra
    • 1.2: Integers
    • 1.3: Fractions
    • 1.4: Decimals
    • 1.5: Properties of Real Numbers
    • 1: Review Exercises
    • 1: Practice Test

  • Chapter 2: Solving Linear Equations
    • 2.1: Use a General Strategy to Solve Linear Equations
    • 2.2: Use a Problem Solving Strategy
    • 2.3: Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable
    • 2.4: Solve Mixture and Uniform Motion Applications
    • 2.5: Solve Linear Inequalities
    • 2.6: Solve Compound Inequalities
    • 2.7: Solve Absolute Value Inequalities
    • 2: Review Exercises
    • 2: Practice Test

  • Chapter 3: Graphs and Functions
    • 3.1: Graph Linear Equations in Two Variables
    • 3.2: Slope of a Line
    • 3.3: Find the Equation of a Line
    • 3.4: Graph Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 3.5: Relations and Functions
    • 3.6: Graphs of Functions
    • 3: Review Exercises
    • 3: Practice Test

  • Chapter 4: Systems of Linear Equations
    • 4.1: Solve Systems of Linear Equations with Two Variables
    • 4.2: Solve Applications with Systems of Equations
    • 4.3: Solve Mixture Applications with Systems of Equations
    • 4.4: Solve Systems of Equations with Three Variables
    • 4.5: Solve Systems of Equations Using Matrices
    • 4.6: Solve Systems of Equations Using Determinants
    • 4.7: Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities
    • 4: Review Exercises
    • 4: Practice Test

  • Chapter 5: Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
    • 5.1: Add and Subtract Polynomials
    • 5.2: Properties of Exponents and Scientific Notation
    • 5.3: Multiply Polynomials
    • 5.4: Dividing Polynomials
    • 5: Review Exercises
    • 5: Practice Test

  • Chapter 6: Factoring
    • 6.1: Greatest Common Factor and Factor by Grouping
    • 6.2: Factor Trinomials
    • 6.3: Factor Special Products
    • 6.4: General Strategy for Factoring Polynomials
    • 6.5: Polynomial Equations
    • 6: Review Exercises
    • 6: Practice Test

  • Chapter 7: Rational Expressions and Functions
    • 7.1: Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions
    • 7.2: Add and Subtract Rational Expressions
    • 7.3: Simplify Complex Rational Expressions
    • 7.4: Solve Rational Equations
    • 7.5: Solve Applications with Rational Equations
    • 7.6: Solve Rational Inequalities
    • 7: Review Exercises
    • 7: Practice Test

  • Chapter 8: Roots and Radicals
    • 8.1: Simplify Expressions with Roots
    • 8.2: Simplify Radical Expressions
    • 8.3: Simplify Rational Exponents
    • 8.4: Add, Subtract, and Multiply Radical Expressions
    • 8.5: Divide Radical Expressions
    • 8.6: Solve Radical Equations
    • 8.7: Use Radicals in Functions
    • 8.8: Use the Complex Number System
    • 8: Review Exercises
    • 8: Practice Test

  • Chapter 9: Quadratic Equations and Functions
    • 9.1: Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Square Root Property
    • 9.2: Solve Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
    • 9.3: Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
    • 9.4: Solve Quadratic Equations in Quadratic Form
    • 9.5: Solve Applications of Quadratic Equations
    • 9.6: Graph Quadratic Functions Using Properties
    • 9.7: Graph Quadratic Functions Using Transformations
    • 9.8: Solve Quadratic Inequalities
    • 9: Review Exercises
    • 9: Practice Test

  • Chapter 10: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 10.1: Finding Composite and Inverse Functions
    • 10.2: Evaluate and Graph Exponential Functions
    • 10.3: Evaluate and Graph Logarithmic Functions
    • 10.4: Use the Properties of Logarithms
    • 10.5: Solve Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
    • 10: Review Exercises
    • 10: Practice Test

  • Chapter 11: Conics
    • 11.1: Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles
    • 11.2: Parabolas
    • 11.3: Ellipses
    • 11.4: Hyperbolas
    • 11.5: Solve Systems of Nonlinear Equations
    • 11: Review Exercises
    • 11: Practice Test

  • Chapter 12: Sequences, Series, and Binomial Theorem
    • 12.1: Sequences
    • 12.2: Arithmetic Sequences
    • 12.3: Geometric Sequences and Series
    • 12.4: Binomial Theorem
    • 12: Review Exercises
    • 12: Practice Test

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