Lial, Margaret L. <br/><br/>
Intermediate algebra with early functions and graphing. 
Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, Terry McGinnis 
 - 7th edition 
 - Boston :  Addison-Wesley,  c2002. 
 - xxxii, (various pagings) :  ill. (some col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> REVIEW OF THE REAL NUMBER <br/>basic concepts<br/>operations on real numbers<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>LINEAR EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS<br/>linear equations in one variable<br/>formulas<br/>e.tc<br/><br/><br/>LINEAR INEQUALITIES AND ABSOLUTE VALUE<br/>linear equations in one variable<br/>set operations and compound inequalities<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>GRAPHS, LINEAR EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS<br/>the rectangular coordinate system<br/>slope<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS<br/>linear systems of equations in two variables<br/>linear systems of equations in three variables<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS<br/>integer exponents and scientific notation<br/>adding and subtracting polynomials; polynomial functions<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS<br/>Rational expressions and functions; multiplying and dividing<br/>adding and subtracting rational expressions<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>ROOTS AND RADICALS<br/>radical expressions and graphs<br/>rational exponents<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>QUADRATIC EQUATIONS, INEQUALITIES AND GRAPHS<br/>the square root property and completing the square<br/>the quadratic formula<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS<br/>inverse functions<br/>exponential functions<br/>e.tc<br/><br/>NONLINEAR FUNCTIONS, CONIC SECTIONS AND NONLINEAR SYSTEMS<br/>additional graphs of functions; composition <br/>the circle and the ellipse<br/>e.tc<br/> 
<br/><br/>Includes index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321064593  0321088700 0321097297 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>512.9  / LIA