
Intermediate Algebra
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 16. March 2008
Book
Board book
960 pages
978-0-07-722480-6 (ISBN)
Description
Intermediate Algebra prepares students for further courses in the college math curriculum. Students of all backgrounds will be delighted to find a refreshing book that appeals to every learning style and reaches out to diverse demographics. Through down-to-earth explanations, patient skill-building, and exceptionally interesting and realistic applications, this worktext will empower students to learn and master algebra in the real world.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1912 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-722480-6 (9780077224806)
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Previous edition
Ignacio Bello | Fran Hopf
Intermediate Algebra: WITH Mathzone
Book
02/2005
2nd Edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€91.60
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Persons
Ignacio Bello attended the University of South Florida (USF), where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics. He began teaching at USF in 1967, and in 1971 became a member of the Faculty at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) and Coordinator of the Math and Sciences Department. Professor Bello instituted the USF/HCC remedial program, a program that started with 17 students taking Intermediate Algebra and grew to more than 800 students with courses covering Developmental English, Reading, and Mathematics. Aside from the present series of books (Basic College Mathematics, Introductory Algebra, and Intermediate Algebra), Professor Bello is the author of more than 40 textbooks including Topics in Contemporary Mathematics (ninth edition), College Algebra, Algebra and Trigonometry, and Business Mathematics. Many of these textbooks have been translated into Spanish. With Professor Fran Hopf, Bello started the Algebra Hotline, the only live, college-level television help program in Florida. Professor Bello is featured in three television programs on the award-winning Education Channel. He has helped create and develop the USF Mathematics Department Website (http://mathcenter.usf.edu), which serves as support for the Finite Math, College Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, and Introductory Algebra, and CLAST classes at USF. You can see Professor Bellos presentations and streaming videos at this website, as well as at http://www.ibello.com. Professor Bello is a member of the MAA and AMATYC and has given many presentations regarding the teaching of mathematics at the local, state, and national levels.
Fran Hopf has been teaching mathematics for Hillsborough Community College for 27 years. She teaches algebra and finite mathematics both on campus and as distance learning courses for the University of South Florida where she is presently a PhD student in higher education with a cognate in mathematics. Fran has a bachelors degree from Florida State University and a masters in education from the University of South Florida. In addition to this textbook she has authored course supplements for intermediate algebra and has reviewed texts for developmental and liberal arts mathematics. Fran and Ignacio were co-hosts for a live, call-in Algebra Hotline program that aired weekly for three years on the Education Channel in Tampa, Florida that supported a college algebra telecourse. Fran has developed curriculum and videos for a math review for the CLAST, a mandatory test given to college students attending state universities in Florida. The CLAST material can be found at http://mathcenter.usf.edu/. She is a member of AMATYC and has co-presented with Bello at the AMATYC national convention. Whether in the classroom, on the Internet, or writing curriculum, Fran enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for mathematics.
Fran Hopf has been teaching mathematics for Hillsborough Community College for 27 years. She teaches algebra and finite mathematics both on campus and as distance learning courses for the University of South Florida where she is presently a PhD student in higher education with a cognate in mathematics. Fran has a bachelors degree from Florida State University and a masters in education from the University of South Florida. In addition to this textbook she has authored course supplements for intermediate algebra and has reviewed texts for developmental and liberal arts mathematics. Fran and Ignacio were co-hosts for a live, call-in Algebra Hotline program that aired weekly for three years on the Education Channel in Tampa, Florida that supported a college algebra telecourse. Fran has developed curriculum and videos for a math review for the CLAST, a mandatory test given to college students attending state universities in Florida. The CLAST material can be found at http://mathcenter.usf.edu/. She is a member of AMATYC and has co-presented with Bello at the AMATYC national convention. Whether in the classroom, on the Internet, or writing curriculum, Fran enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for mathematics.
Content
Intermediate AlgebraChapter 1: The Real Numbers1.1 Numbers and Their Properties1.2 Operations and Properties of Real Numbers1.3 Properties of Exponents1.4 Algebraic Expressions and the Order of OperationsChapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities2.1 Linear Equations in One Variable2.2 Formulas, Geometry, and Problem Solving2.3 Problem Solving: Integers and Geometry2.4 Problem Solving: Percent, Investment, Motion, and Mixture Problems2.5 Linear and Compound Inequalities2.6 Absolute-Value Equations and InequalitiesChapter 3: Graphs and Functions3.1 Graphs 3.2 Using Slopes to Graph Lines3.3 Equations of Lines3.4 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables3.5 Introduction to Functions3.6 Linear FunctionsChapter 4: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities4.1 Systems with Two Variables4.2 Systems with Three Variables4.3 Coin, Distance-Rate-Time, Investment, and Geometry Problems4.4 Systems of Linear InequalitiesChapter 5: Polynomials5.1 Polynomials: Addition and Subtraction5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials5.3 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping5.4 Factoring Trinomials5.5 Special Factoring 5.6 General Methods of Factoring5.7 Solving Equations by Factoring: ApplicationsChapter 6: Rational Expressions6.1 Rational Expressions6.2 Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions6.3 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions6.4 Complex Fractions6.5 Division of Polynomials and Synthetic Division6.6 Equations Involving Rational Expressions6.7 Applications: Problem Solving6.8 VariationChapter 7: Rational Exponents and Radicals7.1 Rational Exponents and Radicals7.2 Simplifying Radicals7.3 Operations with Radicals7.4 Solving Equations Containing Radicals7.5 Complex NumbersChapter 8: Quadratic Equations and Inequalities8.1 Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square8.2 The Quadratic Formula: Applications8.3 The Discriminant and Its Applications8.4 Solving Equations in Quadratic Form8.5 Nonlinear InequalitiesChapter 9: Quadratic Functions and the Conic Sections9.1 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs9.2 Circles and Ellipses9.3 Hyperbolas and Identification of Conics9.4 Nonlinear Systems of Equations9.5 Nonlinear Systems of InequalitiesChapter 10: Functions-Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic10.1 The Algebra of Functions10.2 Inverse Functions10.3 Exponential Functions10.4 Logarithmic Functions and Their Properties10.5 Common and Natural Logarithms10.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and ApplicationsAppendix A: Sequences and SeriesA1: MatricesA2: Determinants and Cramer's RuleA3: Sequences and SeriesA4: Arithmetic Sequences and SeriesA5: Geometric Sequences and SeriesA6: The Binomial Expansion