Elementary algebra / Roland E. Larson, Robert P. Hostetler.

CONTENT

Chapter P. Prerequisites: arithmetic review
P.1 Real numbers: order and absolute value
P.2 Integers and prime factorization
P.3 Adding and subtracting integers
etc...

Chapter 1. The real number system
1.1 Adding and subtracting fractions
1.2 Multiplying and dividing fractions
1.3 Exponents and order of operations
etc..

2. Fundamentals of algebra
2.1 Algebraic expressions and exponents
2.2 Basic rules of algebra
2.3 Rewriting and evaluating algebraic expressions
etc...

3. Linear equations and problem solving
3.1 Solving linear equations
3.2 Percents and the percent of equations
3.3 More about solving linear equations
etc...

4. Graphs and linear applications
4.1 Ordered pairs and graphs
4.2 Graphs of equations
4.3 Graphs and graphing utilities
etc...

5. Exponents and polynomials
5.1 Adding and subtracting polynomials
5.2 Multiplying polynomials: Special products
5.3 Dividing polynomials
etc...

6. Factoring and solving equations
6.1 Factoring polynomials with common factors
6.2 Factoring trinomials
6.3 More about factoring trinomials
etc...

7. Functions and their graphs
7.1 Relations, functions, and function notation
7.2 Slopes and graphs of linear functions
7.3 Equations of lines
etc...

8. Systems of linear equations
8.1 Solving systems of equations by graphing
8.2 Solving systems of equations by substitution
8.3 Solving systems of equations by elimination
etc...

9. Rational expressions and equations
9.1 Simplifying rational expressions
9.2 Multiplying and dividing rational expressions
9.3. Adding and subtracting rational expressions
etc...

Chapter 10. Radical expressions and equations
10.1 Square roots and radicals
10.2 Simplifying radicals
10.3 Operations with radical expressions
etc...

11. Quadratic functions and equations
11.1 Solution by extracting square roots
11.2 Solution by completing the square
11.3 Solution by the quadratic formula
etc...
Appendices

Includes indexes.