Preface. Sets. Development of the set of real numbers. Basic operations with polynomials. Linear equations in one variable. Linear inequalities and absolute values in one variable. Cumulative review. Factoring polynomials. Algebraic fractions. Linear equations and inequalities in two variables. Exponents and applications. Radical expressions. Quadratic equations in one variable. Cumulative review. Appendices. Answers to odd-numbered exercises. Index.