TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lial,Margaret L.
AU  - Hornsby,John
AU  - Miller,Charles D.
TI  - Intermediate algebra with early functions and graphing
SN  - 0321012666 (student ed.)
AV  - QA152.2 .L528 1998
U1  - 512.9 21
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Reading, Mass.
PB  - Addison-Wesley
KW  - Algebra
N1  - CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: THE REAL NUMBERS
basic terms
inequality
operations on real numbers
e.tc

CHAPTER 2: LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
Linear equations in one variable
formulas
applications of linear equations
e.tc

CHAPTER 3: LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES IN TWO VARIABLES
The rectangular coordinate system
the slope of a line
e.tc

CHAPTER 4: SYSTEMS OF LINEAR  EQUATIONS
linear systems of equations in two variables
linear systems of equations in three variables
applications of linear systems
e.tc

CHAPTER 5: POLYNOMIALS
integer exponents
further properties of exponents
e.tc

CHAPTER 6: RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Rational expressions and functions; multiplication and division
Addition and subtraction of rational expressions
e.tc

CHAPTER 7: ROOTS AND RADICALS
Radicals
rational exponents
simplifying radicals
e.tc

CHAPTER 8: QUADRATIC EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
the square root property and completing the square
the quadratic formula
e.tc

CHAPTER 9: GRAPHS OF NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS AND CONIC SECTIONS
graphs of quadratic functions; vertical parabolas
more about quadratic functions; horizontal parabolas
e.tc

CHAPTER 10: EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
Inverse functions
exponential functions
logarithmic functions
e.tc

; Includes index
ER  -