Barnett, Raymond A. <br/><br/>
College algebra :  graphs and models / 
Raymond A. Barnett, Michael R. Ziegler, Karl E. Byleen. 
 - 2nd edition 
 - Boston ;  New York :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2005. 
 - xxx, (various pagings) :  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
 - Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen's Precalculus series .
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>1 Functions, Graphs, and Models <br/>1.1 Using Graphing Utilities <br/>1.2 Functions <br/>1.3 Functions: Graphs and Properties <br/>1.4 Functions: Graphs and Transformations <br/>1.5 Operations on Functions; Composition <br/>1.6 Inverse Functions <br/><br/>2 Modeling with Linear and Quadratic Functions <br/>2.1 Linear Functions <br/>2.2 Linear Equations and Models <br/>2.3 Quadratic Functions <br/>2.4 Complex Numbers <br/>2.5 Quadratic Equations and Models <br/>2.6 Additional Equation-Solving Techniques <br/>2.7 Solving Inequalities <br/><br/>3 Polynomial and Rational Functions <br/>3.1 Polynomial Functions and Models <br/>3.2 Real Zeros and Polynomial Inequalities <br/>3.3 Complex Zeros and Rational Zeros of Polynomials <br/>3.4 Rational Functions and Inequalities <br/><br/>4 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions <br/>4.1 Exponential Functions <br/>4.2 Exponential Models <br/>4.3 Logarithmic Functions <br/>4.4 Logarithmic Models <br/>4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations <br/><br/>5 Modeling with Linear Systems <br/>5.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables <br/>5.2 Systems of Linear Equations and Augmented Matrices <br/>5.3 Gauss-Jordan Elimination <br/>5.4 Systems of Linear Inequalities <br/>5.5 Linear Programming <br/><br/>6 Matrices and Determinants <br/>6.1 Matrix Operations <br/>6.2 Inverse of a Square Matrix <br/>6.3 Matrix Equations and Systems of Linear Equations <br/>6.4 Determinants <br/>6.5 Properties of Determinants <br/>6.6 Determinants and Cramer's Rule <br/><br/>7 Sequences, Induction, and Probability <br/>7.1 Sequences and Series <br/>7.2 Mathematical Induction <br/>7.3 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences <br/>7.4 Multiplication Princple, Permutations, and Combinations <br/>7.5 Sample Spaces and Probability <br/>7.6 Binomial Formula <br/><br/>8 Additional Topics in Analytic Geometry <br/>8.1 Conic Sections; Parabola <br/>8.2 Ellipse <br/>8.3 Hyperbola <br/>8.4 Translation of Axes <br/>8.5 Nonlinear Systems 
<br/><br/>Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780072424287 0072424281 (acidfree paper)  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra.<br/>Algebra--Graphic methods.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>512.9  / BAR