Elementary algebra /
Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson.
- Pacific Grove : Brooks/Cole Pub., c1998.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents 1. Describing Numerical Relationships The Real numbers Exponents and order of operations Algebraic Expressions Solving equations etc
2. Real Numbers, Equations and Inequalities Adding and subtracting real numbers Multiplying and dividing real numbers Order of operations and evaluating Algebraic Expressions Simplifying Algebraic Expressions Solving Equations etc
3. Graphs, Linear Equations and Functions Graphing using the rectangular Coordinate system Equations containing two variable Graphing linear Equations Rate of change and the slope of a line Describing linear relationships etc
4. Solving systems of equations and Qualities Solving systems of equations by graphing Solving systems of equations by Substitution Solving systems of equations by by addition Applications of systems of equations Graphing linear Inequalities etc
5. Exponents and Polynomials Natural-Numbers Exponents Zero and Negative integer Exponents Specific Notation Adding and Subtracting Polynomials etc
6. Roots and Radical Expressions Square root and Pythagorean Theorem Solving inquations containing Radicals: the distance formula Simplifying radical expressions Adding and Subtracting radical expressions etc
7. Quadratic Equations Factoring out a common monomial; The difference of two squares Factoring Trinomials Quadratic equations Completing the square The quadratic Formula etc
8. Proportion and Rational expressions Ratios Proportions and similar Triangles Simplifying Fractions Multiplying and Dividing Fractions