Intermediate Algebra for College Students
7th Edition
Published on 15. March 2007
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Hardback
816 pages
978-0-13-238357-8 (ISBN)
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Angel's texts are a proven favorite among students and instructors alike. The Angel texts consistently receive praise for their readability - short, clear sentences are used to ensure the text is readable even for those with weak reading skills- and for the abundance of detailed, worked-out examples... more than any other text! In this revised, 7th edition of Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Angel continues to focus on the needs of the students taking this class and the instructors teaching them.
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7th edition
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English
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United States
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Pearson Education (US)
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Professional and scholarly
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Width: 284 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
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1894 gr
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978-0-13-238357-8 (9780132383578)
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Allen R. Angel received his AAS in Electrical Technology from New York City Community College. He then received his BS in Physics and his MS in Mathematics from SUNY at New Paltz, and he took additional graduate work at Rutgers University. He is Professor Emeritus at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York where he served for many years as the chair of the Mathematics Department. He also served as the Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation Summer Institutes at Rutgers University from 1967-73. He served as the President of the New York State Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (NYSMATYC) and the Northeast Vice President of the American Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (AMATYC). He is the recipient of many awards including a number of NISOD Excellence in Teaching Awards, NYSMATYC's Outstanding Contributions to Mathematics Education Award, and AMATYC's President Award. Allen enjoy tennis, worldwide travel, and visiting with his children and granddaughter.
Content
Note: Each chapter concludes with Chapter Summary, Chapter Review Exercises, and Chapter Practice Test and after Chapter 1, Cumulative Review Test.
Preface
To the Student
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts 1.1 Study Skills for Success in Mathematics, and Using a Calculator
1.2 Sets and Other Basic Concepts
1.3 Properties of and Operations with Real Numbers
1.4 Order of Operations
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 1.1-1.4
1.5 Exponents
1.6 Scientific Notation
CHAPTER 2 Equations and Inequalities 2.1 Solving Linear Equations
2.2 Problem Solving and Using Formulas
2.3 Applications of Algebra
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 2.1-2.3
2.4 Additional Application Problems
2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities
2.6 Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute Values
CHAPTER 3 Graphs and Functions 3.1 Graphs
3.2 Functions
3.3 Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications
3.4 The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 3.1-3.4
3.5 The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
3.6 The Algebra of Functions
3.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities
CHAPTER 4 Systems of Equations and Inequalities 4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
4.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 4.1-4.3
4.4 Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices
4.5 Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer's Rule
4.6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
CHAPTER 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials
5.3 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division
5.4 Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial and Factoring by Grouping
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 5.1-5.4
5.5 Factoring Trinomials
5.6 Special Factoring Formulas
5.7 A General Review of Factoring
5.8 Polynomial Equations
CHAPTER 6 Rational Expressions and Equations 6.1 The Domains of Rational Functions and Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
6.3 Complex Fractions
6.4 Solving Rational Equations
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 6.1-6.4
6.5 Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
6.6 Variation
CHAPTER 7 Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers
7.1 Roots and Radicals
7.2 Rational Exponents
7.3 Simplifying Radicals
7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 7.1-7.4
7.5 Dividing Radicals
7.6 Solving Radical Equations
7.7 Complex Numbers
CHAPTER 8 Quadratic Functions
8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
8.3 Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 8.1-8.3
8.4 Writing Equations in Quadratic Form
8.5 Graphing Quadratic Functions
8.6 Quadratic and Other Inequalities in One Variable
CHAPTER 9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
9.1 Composite and Inverse Functions
9.2 Exponential Functions
9.3 Logarithmic Functions
9.4 Properties of Logarithms
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 9.1-9.4
9.5 Common Logarithms
9.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
9.7 Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions
CHAPTER 10 Conic Sections
10.1 The Parabola and the Circle
10.2 The Ellipse
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 10.1-10.2
10.3 The Hyperbola
10.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their Applications
CHAPTER 11 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem
11.1 Sequences and Series
11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 11.1-11.3
11.4 The Binomial Theorem
APPENDIX Geometric Formulas
Answers
Graphing Answer Section *found only in the Annotated Instructor's Edition
Applications Index
Index
Photo Credits
Preface
To the Student
CHAPTER 1 Basic Concepts 1.1 Study Skills for Success in Mathematics, and Using a Calculator
1.2 Sets and Other Basic Concepts
1.3 Properties of and Operations with Real Numbers
1.4 Order of Operations
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 1.1-1.4
1.5 Exponents
1.6 Scientific Notation
CHAPTER 2 Equations and Inequalities 2.1 Solving Linear Equations
2.2 Problem Solving and Using Formulas
2.3 Applications of Algebra
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 2.1-2.3
2.4 Additional Application Problems
2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities
2.6 Solving Equations and Inequalities Containing Absolute Values
CHAPTER 3 Graphs and Functions 3.1 Graphs
3.2 Functions
3.3 Linear Functions: Graphs and Applications
3.4 The Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 3.1-3.4
3.5 The Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
3.6 The Algebra of Functions
3.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities
CHAPTER 4 Systems of Equations and Inequalities 4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
4.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 4.1-4.3
4.4 Solving Systems of Equations Using Matrices
4.5 Solving Systems of Equations Using Determinants and Cramer's Rule
4.6 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
CHAPTER 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.1 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials
5.3 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division
5.4 Factoring a Monomial from a Polynomial and Factoring by Grouping
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 5.1-5.4
5.5 Factoring Trinomials
5.6 Special Factoring Formulas
5.7 A General Review of Factoring
5.8 Polynomial Equations
CHAPTER 6 Rational Expressions and Equations 6.1 The Domains of Rational Functions and Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
6.2 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
6.3 Complex Fractions
6.4 Solving Rational Equations
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 6.1-6.4
6.5 Rational Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
6.6 Variation
CHAPTER 7 Roots, Radicals, and Complex Numbers
7.1 Roots and Radicals
7.2 Rational Exponents
7.3 Simplifying Radicals
7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 7.1-7.4
7.5 Dividing Radicals
7.6 Solving Radical Equations
7.7 Complex Numbers
CHAPTER 8 Quadratic Functions
8.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
8.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
8.3 Quadratic Equations: Applications and Problem Solving
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 8.1-8.3
8.4 Writing Equations in Quadratic Form
8.5 Graphing Quadratic Functions
8.6 Quadratic and Other Inequalities in One Variable
CHAPTER 9 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
9.1 Composite and Inverse Functions
9.2 Exponential Functions
9.3 Logarithmic Functions
9.4 Properties of Logarithms
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 9.1-9.4
9.5 Common Logarithms
9.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
9.7 Natural Exponential and Natural Logarithmic Functions
CHAPTER 10 Conic Sections
10.1 The Parabola and the Circle
10.2 The Ellipse
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 10.1-10.2
10.3 The Hyperbola
10.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations and Their Applications
CHAPTER 11 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem
11.1 Sequences and Series
11.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series
11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
Mid-Chapter Test: Sections 11.1-11.3
11.4 The Binomial Theorem
APPENDIX Geometric Formulas
Answers
Graphing Answer Section *found only in the Annotated Instructor's Edition
Applications Index
Index
Photo Credits