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Introductory Algebra

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Introductory Algebra prepares students for Intermediate Algebra by covering fundamental algebra concepts and key concepts needed for further study. 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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About the Author

Ignacio Bello attended the University of South Florida, where he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics. He began teaching at USF in 1967, and in 1971 he became a member of the Faculty at Hillsborough Community College and Coordinator of the Math and Sciences Department. Professor Bello instituted the USF/HCC remedial program, a program which 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, 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.
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Table of Contents

R PREALGEBRA REVIEW

R1 Fractions

R2 Operations with Fractions

R3 Decimals and Percents

1 REAL NUMBERS AND THEIR PROPERTIES

1.1 Introduction to Algebra

1.2 The Real Numbers

1.3 Adding and Subtracting Real Numbers

1.4 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers

1.5 Order of Operations

1.6 Properties of the Real Numbers

1.7 Simplifying Expressions

2 EQUATIONS, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND INEQUALITIES

2.1 The Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality

2.2 The Multiplication and Division Properties of Equality: Applications with Percents

2.3 Linear and Literal Equations

2.4 Problem Solving: Integers, General, and Geometry Problems

2.5 Problem Solving: Motion, Mixture, and Investment Problems

2.6 Formulas and Geometry Applications

2.7 Properties of Inequalities

3 GRAPHS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS

3.1 Graphs and Applications

3.2 Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables

3.3 Graphing Lines Using Intercepts

3.4 The Slope of a Line

4 EXPONENTS AND POLYNOMIALS

4.1 The Product, Quotient, and Power Rules for Exponents

4.2 Integer Exponents

4.3 Applications of Exponents: Scientific Notation

4.4 Polynomials: An Introduction

4.5 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

4.6 Multiplication of Polynomials

4.7 Special Products of Polynomials

4.8 Division of Polynomials

5 FACTORING

5.1 Common Factors and Grouping

5.2 Factoring x^2 + bx + c

5.3 Factoring ax^2 + bx + c, a ¿ 1

5.4 Factoring Squares of Binomials

5.5 A General Factoring Strategy

5.6 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

5.7 Applications of Quadratics

6 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS

6.1 Building and Reducing Rational Expressions

6.2 Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions

6.3 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions

6.4 Complex Fractions

6.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions

6.6 Ratio, Proportion, and Applications

7 GRAPHS, SLOPES, INEQUALITIES, AND APPLICATIONS

7.1 Equations of Lines

7.2 Applications of Equations of Lines

7.3 Graphing Linear Inequalities

7.4 Direct and Inverse Variation

8 SOLVING SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES

8.1 Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing

8.2 Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution

8.3 Solving Systems of Equations by Elimination

8.4 Coin, Motion, Investment, and General Problems

8.5 Systems of Linear Inequalities

9 ROOTS AND RADICALS

9.1 Finding Roots

9.2 Multiplication and Division of Radicals

9.3 Addition and Subtraction of Radicals

9.4 Simplifying Radicals

9.5 Applications

10 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

10.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property

10.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square

10.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula

10.4 Graphing Quadratic Equations

10.5 Applications: Pythagoras's Theorem

10.6 Functions

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780072831054
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Subject:
Algebra - General
Author:
Bello, Ignacio
Copyright:
2006
Edition Number:
2
Publication Date:
20041228
Binding:
Online electronic file accessible through online networks
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Pages:
832
Dimensions:
10.900 x 8.200 x 1.080 in 3.740 lb
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