College mathematics for technology / Cheryl Cleaves, Margie Hobbs, Paul Dudenhefer.

CONTENT

PART ONE

Chapter 1
Whole numbers
1-1 Reading, writing, and rounding whole numbers
1-2 Adding whole numbers
1-3 Subtracting whole numbers
1-4 Multiplying whole numbers
1-5 Dividing whole numbers
etc.

Chapter 2
Integers
2-1 Integers
2-2 Adding integers
2-3 Subtracting integers
2-4 Multiplying integers
2-5 Dividing integers
2-6 Order of operations

Chapter 3
Fractions
3-1 Fraction terminology
3-2 Equivalent fractions
3-3 Improper fractions and mixed numbers
3-4 Finding common denominators and comparing fractions
3-5 Adding fractions and mixed numbers
etc.

Chapter 4
Decimal fractions
4-1 Decimal numbers and the place-value system
4-2 Rounding decimals
4-3 Adding and subtracting decimals
4-4 Multiplying decimals
4-5 Dividing decimals
etc.

Chapter 5
Percent's
5-1 Changing numbers to percent equivalents
5-2 Changing percent's to numerical equivalents
5-3 Common equivalents
5-4 Finding rate,base,percentage
5-5 Increases and decreases
5-6 Business applications
etc.

Chapter 6
Direct measurement
6-1 The U.S Customary system of measurement
6-2 Adding and subtracting U.S . Customary measures
6-3 Multiplying and dividing U,S, Customary measures
6-4 Introduction to the metric system
etc.

Chapter 7
Perimeter and area
7-1 Squares, rectangles and parallelograms
7-2 Area and circumference of a circle

Chapter 8
Interpreting and analyzing data
8-1 Reading bar, circle, and line graphs
8-2 Frequency distributions, histograms and frequency polygons
8-3 Finding statistical measures
8-4 Counting techniques and simple probabilities

PART TWO
Chapter 9
Signed numbers and linear equations
9-1 Signed numbers
9-2 Simplifying algebraic expressions
9-3 Solving basic equations
9-4 Isolating the variable in solving equations
etc.

Chapter 11
Powers and logarithms
11-1 Laws of exponents
11-2 Basic operations with algebraic expressions containing powers
11-3 Powers of 10 and scientific notation
11-4 Polynomials
etc.

Chapter 12
Roots and radicals
12-1 Square roots
12-2 Simplifying square root radicals with perfect -square factors in the radicand
12-3 Basic operations with square-root radicals
12-4 Roots and rational exponents
etc.

Chapter 13
Formula and applications
13-1 Formula evaluation
13-2 Formula rearrangement
13.3 Temperature formulas
etc.

Chapter 14
Products and factoring
14-1 The distributive principles and common factors
14-2 Multiplying polynomials
14-3 Factoring special products
14-4 Factoring general trinomials
etc.

Chapter 15 Solving quadratic and higher-degree equations
15-1 Quadratic equations
15-2 Solving pure quadratic equations: ax2 +c=0
15-3 Solving incomplete quadratic equations ax2 + bx = 0
15-4 Solving complete quadratic equations by factoring
etc.

Chapter 16
Rational expressions
16-1 Simplifying rational expressions
16-2 Multiplying and dividing rational expressions
16-3 Adding and subtracting rational expressions
16-4 Complex rational expressions
etc.

Chapter 17
Inequalities and absolute values
17-1 Inequalities and sets
17-2 Solving simple linear inequalities
17-3 Compound inequalities
17-4 Solving quadratic and rational inequalities
etc.

Chapter 18
Graphics
18-1 The rectangular coordinate system
18-2 Equations in two variable and function notation
18-3 Graphing linear equations with two variables
18-4 Graphing linear inequalities with two variables
etc.

Chapter 19
Slope and distance
19-1 Slope
19-2 Point-slope form of an equation
19-3 Slope-intercept form of an equation
19-4 Parallel lines
etc.

Chapter 20
Systems of equations and inequalities
20-1 Solving systems of equations and inequalities graphically
20-2 Solving systems of equations using the addition method
20-3 Solving systems of equations by the substitution method
20-4 Problem solving using systems of equations
etc.

Chapter 21
Selected concepts of geometry
21-1 Basic terminology and notation
21-2 Angle calculations
21-3 Triangles
21-4 Polygons
etc.

Chapter 22
Introduction to trigonometry
22-1 Radiations and degrees
22-2 Trigonometric functions
22-3 Using a calculator to find trigonometric values

Chapter 23
Right-triangle trigonometry
23-1 Sine, cosine, and tangent functions
23-2 Applied using right-triangle trigonometry

Chapter 24
Oblique triangles
24-1 Vectors
24-2 Trigonometric functions for any angle
24-3 Law of sine's
23-4 Law of cosines
24-5 Area of triangles

Includes index: p 1016-1024