Cleaves, Cheryl,  1944- <br/><br/>
College mathematics for technology / 
Cheryl Cleaves, Margie Hobbs, Paul Dudenhefer. 
 - 3rd edion 
 - Englewood Cliffs, N.J. :  Prentice Hall Career & Technology,  1995. 
 - xvi, 1024 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>             CONTENT<br/><br/>PART ONE<br/><br/>Chapter 1<br/>Whole numbers<br/>1-1 Reading, writing, and rounding whole numbers<br/>1-2 Adding whole numbers<br/>1-3 Subtracting whole numbers<br/>1-4 Multiplying whole numbers<br/>1-5 Dividing whole numbers<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 2<br/>Integers<br/>2-1 Integers<br/>2-2 Adding integers<br/>2-3 Subtracting integers<br/>2-4 Multiplying integers<br/>2-5 Dividing integers<br/>2-6 Order of operations<br/><br/>Chapter 3<br/>Fractions<br/>3-1 Fraction terminology<br/>3-2 Equivalent fractions<br/>3-3 Improper fractions and mixed numbers<br/>3-4 Finding common denominators and comparing fractions<br/>3-5 Adding fractions and mixed numbers<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 4<br/>Decimal fractions<br/>4-1 Decimal numbers and the place-value system<br/>4-2 Rounding decimals<br/>4-3 Adding and subtracting decimals<br/>4-4 Multiplying decimals<br/>4-5 Dividing decimals<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 5<br/>Percent's<br/>5-1 Changing numbers to percent equivalents<br/>5-2 Changing percent's to numerical equivalents<br/>5-3 Common equivalents<br/>5-4 Finding rate,base,percentage<br/>5-5 Increases and decreases<br/>5-6 Business applications<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 6<br/>Direct measurement<br/>6-1 The U.S Customary system of measurement<br/>6-2 Adding and subtracting  U.S . Customary measures<br/>6-3 Multiplying and dividing U,S, Customary measures<br/>6-4 Introduction to the metric system<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 7 <br/>Perimeter and area<br/>7-1 Squares, rectangles and parallelograms<br/>7-2 Area and circumference of a circle<br/><br/>Chapter 8 <br/>Interpreting and analyzing data<br/>8-1 Reading bar, circle, and line graphs<br/>8-2 Frequency distributions, histograms and frequency polygons<br/>8-3 Finding statistical measures<br/>8-4 Counting techniques and simple probabilities<br/><br/>PART TWO<br/>Chapter 9<br/>Signed numbers and linear equations<br/>9-1 Signed numbers<br/>9-2 Simplifying algebraic expressions<br/>9-3 Solving basic equations<br/>9-4 Isolating the variable in solving equations<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 11<br/>Powers and logarithms<br/>11-1 Laws of exponents<br/>11-2 Basic operations with algebraic expressions containing powers<br/>11-3 Powers of 10 and scientific notation<br/>11-4 Polynomials<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 12<br/>Roots and radicals<br/>12-1 Square roots<br/>12-2 Simplifying square root radicals with perfect -square factors in the radicand<br/>12-3 Basic operations with square-root radicals<br/>12-4 Roots and rational exponents<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 13<br/>Formula and applications<br/>13-1  Formula evaluation<br/>13-2 Formula rearrangement<br/>13.3 Temperature formulas<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 14 <br/>Products and factoring<br/>14-1 The distributive principles and common factors<br/>14-2 Multiplying polynomials<br/>14-3 Factoring special products<br/>14-4 Factoring general trinomials<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 15 Solving quadratic and higher-degree equations<br/>15-1 Quadratic equations<br/>15-2 Solving pure quadratic equations: ax2 +c=0<br/>15-3 Solving incomplete quadratic equations ax2 + bx = 0<br/>15-4 Solving complete quadratic equations by factoring<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 16<br/>Rational expressions<br/>16-1 Simplifying rational expressions<br/>16-2 Multiplying and dividing rational expressions<br/>16-3 Adding and subtracting rational expressions<br/>16-4 Complex rational expressions<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 17<br/>Inequalities and absolute values<br/>17-1 Inequalities and sets<br/>17-2 Solving simple linear inequalities<br/>17-3 Compound inequalities<br/>17-4 Solving quadratic and rational inequalities<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 18 <br/>Graphics<br/>18-1 The rectangular coordinate system<br/>18-2 Equations in two variable and function notation<br/>18-3 Graphing linear equations with  two variables<br/>18-4 Graphing linear inequalities with two variables<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 19<br/>Slope and distance<br/>19-1 Slope<br/>19-2 Point-slope form of an equation<br/>19-3 Slope-intercept form of an equation<br/>19-4 Parallel lines<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 20<br/>Systems of equations and inequalities<br/>20-1 Solving systems of equations and inequalities graphically<br/>20-2 Solving systems of equations using the addition method<br/>20-3 Solving systems of equations by the substitution method<br/>20-4 Problem solving using systems of equations<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 21<br/>Selected concepts of geometry<br/>21-1 Basic terminology and notation<br/>21-2 Angle calculations<br/>21-3 Triangles<br/>21-4 Polygons<br/>etc.<br/><br/>Chapter 22<br/>Introduction to trigonometry<br/>22-1 Radiations and degrees<br/>22-2 Trigonometric functions<br/>22-3 Using a calculator to find trigonometric values<br/><br/>Chapter 23<br/>Right-triangle trigonometry<br/>23-1 Sine, cosine, and tangent functions<br/>23-2 Applied using right-triangle trigonometry<br/><br/>Chapter 24 <br/>Oblique triangles<br/>24-1 Vectors<br/>24-2 Trigonometric functions for any angle<br/>24-3 Law of sine's<br/>23-4 Law of cosines<br/>24-5 Area of triangles<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>  Includes index: p 1016-1024 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0133365530 9780133365535 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics.<br/>Gemetry
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>512.1  / CLE