College Algebra 8th edition

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• Chapter 1: Equations and Graphs
  • 1.1: The Coordinate Plane
  • 1.2: Graphs of Equations in Two Variables
  • 1.3: Circles
  • 1.4: Lines
  • 1.5: Solving Quadratic Equations
  • 1.6: Complex Numbers
  • 1.7: Solving Other Types of Equations
  • 1.8: Solving Inequalities
  • 1.9: Solving Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
  • 1.10: Solving Equations and Inequalities Graphically
  • 1.11: Modeling Variation
  • 1: Concept Check
  • 1: Chapter Review
  • 1: Chapter Test
  • 1: Focus on Modeling
  • 1: Just-in-Time Questions
  
  
• Chapter 2: Functions
  • 2.1: Functions
  • 2.2: Graphs of Functions
  • 2.3: Getting Information from the Graph of a Function
  • 2.4: Average Rate of Change of a Function
  • 2.5: Linear Functions and Models
  • 2.6: Transformations of Functions
  • 2.7: Combining Functions
  • 2.8: One-to-One Functions and Their Inverses
  • 2: Concept Check
  • 2: Chapter Review
  • 2: Chapter Test
  • 2: Focus on Modeling
  • 2: Just-in-Time Questions
  
  
• Chapter 3: Polynomial and Rational Functions
  • 3.1: Quadratic Functions and Models
  • 3.2: Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs
  • 3.3: Dividing Polynomials
  • 3.4: Real Zeros of Polynomials
  • 3.5: Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
  • 3.6: Rational Functions
  • 3.7: Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
  • 3: Concept Check
  • 3: Chapter Review
  • 3: Chapter Test
  • 3: Focus on Modeling
  • 3: Just-in-Time Questions
  • P: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 4: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • 4.1: Exponential Functions
  • 4.2: The Natural Exponential Function
  • 4.3: Logarithmic Functions
  • 4.4: Laws of Logarithms
  • 4.5: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • 4.6: Modeling with Exponential Functions
  • 4.7: Logarithmic Scales
  • 4: Concept Check
  • 4: Chapter Review
  • 4: Chapter Test
  • 4: Focus on Modeling
  • 4: Just-in-Time Questions
  • 1: Chapter Review
  • 1: Chapter Test
  • 1: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 5: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
  • 5.1: Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
  • 5.2: Systems of Linear Equations in Several Variables
  • 5.3: Partial Fractions
  • 5.4: Systems of Nonlinear Equations
  • 5.5: Systems of Inequalities
  • 5: Concept Check
  • 5: Chapter Review
  • 5: Chapter Test
  • 5: Focus on Modeling
  • 5: Just-in-Time Questions
  • 2: Chapter Test
  • 2: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 6: Matrices and Determinants
  • 6.1: Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations
  • 6.2: The Algebra of Matrices
  • 6.3: Inverses of Matrices and Matrix Equations
  • 6.4: Determinants and Cramer's Rule
  • 6: Concept Check
  • 6: Chapter Review
  • 6: Chapter Test
  • 6: Focus on Modeling
  • 6: Just-in-Time Questions
  • 3: Chapter Test
  • 3: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 7: Conic Sections
  • 7.1: Parabolas
  • 7.2: Ellipses
  • 7.3: Hyperbolas
  • 7.4: Shifted Conics
  • 7: Concept Check
  • 7: Chapter Review
  • 7: Chapter Test
  • 7: Focus on Modeling
  • 7: Just-in-Time Questions
  • 4: Chapter Test
  • 4: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter 8: Sequences and Series
  • 8.1: Sequences and Summation Notation
  • 8.2: Arithmetic Sequences
  • 8.3: Geometric Sequences
  • 8.4: Mathematical Induction
  • 8.5: The Binomial Theorem
  • 8: Concept Check
  • 8: Chapter Review
  • 8: Chapter Test
  • 8: Focus on Modeling
  • 8: Just-in-Time Questions
  
  
• Chapter 9: Counting and Probability
  • 9.1: Counting
  • 9.2: Probability
  • 9.3: Binomial Probability
  • 9.4: Expected Value
  • 9: Concept Check
  • 9: Chapter Review
  • 9: Chapter Test
  • 9: Focus on Modeling
  • 9: Just-in-Time Questions
  
  
• Chapter 0: Prerequisites
  • 0.1: Modeling the Real World with Algebra
  • 0.2: Real Numbers
  • 0.3: Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation
  • 0.4: Rational Exponents and Radicals
  • 0.5: Algebraic Expressions
  • 0.6: Factoring
  • 0.7: Rational Expressions
  • 0.8: Solving Basic Equations
  • 0.9: Modeling with Equations
  • 0: Concept Check
  • 0: Chapter Review
  • 0: Chapter Test
  • 0: Focus on Modeling
  • 0: Just-in-Time Questions
  
  
• Chapter DT: Diagnostic Tests
  • DT.A: Real Numbers and Exponents
  • DT.B: Algebraic Expressions
  • DT.C: Equations
  • DT.D: The Coordinate Plane
  • 8.5: The Binomial Theorem
  • 8: Concept Check
  • 8: Chapter Review
  • 8: Chapter Test
  • 8: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter PS: Prologue: Principles of Problem Solving
  • PS.1: Principles of Problem Solving
  • 9.2: Probability
  • 9.3: Binomial Probability
  • 9.4: Expected Value
  • 9: Concept Check
  • 9: Chapter Review
  • 9: Chapter Test
  • 9: Focus on Modeling
  
  
• Chapter A: Appendix A: Calculations and Significant Figures
  • A.1: Calculations and Significant Figures
  
  
• Chapter B: Appendix B: Graphing with a Graphing Calculator
  • B.1: Graphing with a Graphing Calculator
  
  
• Chapter D: Appendix D: Mathematics of Finance
  • D.1: Mathematics of Finance
  
  
• Chapter ATA: Algebra Toolkit A: Working with Numbers
  • ATA.1: Numbers and Their Properties
  • ATA.2: The Number Line and Intervals
  • ATA.3: Integer Exponents
  • ATA.4: Radicals and Rational Exponents
  
  
• Chapter ATB: Algebra Toolkit B: Working with Expressions
  • ATB.1: Combining Algebraic Expressions
  • ATB.2: Factoring Algebraic Expressions
  • ATB.3: Rational Expressions
  
  
• Chapter ATC: Algebra Toolkit C: Working with Equations
  • ATC.1: Solving Basic Equations
  • ATC.2: Solving Quadratic Equations
  • ATC.3: Solving Inequalities
  
  
• Chapter ATD: Algebra Toolkit D: Working with Graphs
  • ATD.1: The Coordinate Plane
  • ATD.2: Graphs of Two-Variable Equations
  • ATD.3: Using a Graphing Calculator
  • ATD.4: Solving Equations and Inequalities Graphically