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KEY BENEFIT: The Bittinger Concepts and Applications Series brings proven pedagogy to a new generation of students, with updates throughout to help today’s students learn. Bittinger transitions students from skills-based math to the concepts-oriented math required for college courses, and supports students with quality applications and exercises to help them apply and retain their knowledge. New features such as Translating for Success and Visualizing for Success unlock the way students think, making math accessible to them.
KEY TOPICS: Introduction to Algebraic Expressions; Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving; Introduction to Graphing; Polynomials; Polynomials and Factoring; Rational Expressions and Equations; Systems and More Graphing; Radical Expressions and Equations; Quadratic Equations
MARKET: For all readers interested in algebra.
Synopsis
When the answer at the back of the book is simply not enough, then you need the Student Solutions Manual. With fully worked-out solutions to all odd-numbered text problems, the Student Solutions Manual lets you "learn by example" and see the mathematical steps required to reach a solution. Worked-out problems included in the Solutions Manual are carefully selected from the textbook as representative of each section's exercise sets so you can follow-along and study more effectively. The Student Solutions Manual is simply the fastest way to see your mistakes, improve learning, and get better grades.
Synopsis
This package contains the following components:
-0321557174: Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications
-0201716305: MathXL (12-month access)
Table of Contents
<>1. Introduction to Algebraic Expressions
Introduction to Algebra
The Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Laws
Fraction Notation
Positive and Negative Real Numbers
Addition of Real Numbers
Subtraction of Real Numbers
Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers
Exponential Notation and Order of Operations
2. Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving
Solving Equations
Using the Principles Together
Formulas
Applications with Percent
Problem Solving
Solving Inequalities
Solving Applications with Inequalities
3. Introduction to Graphing
Reading Graphs, Plotting Points, and Scaling Graphs
Graphing Linear Equations
Graphing and Intercepts
Rates
Slope
Slope-Intercept Form
Point-Slope Form
4. Polynomials
Exponents and Their Properties
Polynomials
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Multiplication of Polynomials
Special Products
Polynomials in Several Variables
Division of Polynomials
Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation
5. Polynomials and Factoring
Introduction to Factoring
Factoring Trinomials of the Type x 2 + bx + c
Factoring Trinomials of the Type ax 2 + bx + c
Factoring Perfect-Square Trinomials and Differences of Squares
Factoring: A General Strategy
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Solving Applications
6. Rational Expressions and Equations
Rational Expressions
Multiplication and Division
Addition, Subtraction, and Least Common Denominators
Addition and Subtraction with Unlike Denominators
Complex Rational Expressions
Solving Rational Equations
Applications Using Rational Equations and Proportions
7. Systems and More Graphing
Systems of Equations and Graphing
Systems of Equations and Substitution
Systems of Equations and Elimination
More Applications Using Systems
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Systems of Linear Inequalities
Direct and Inverse Variation
8. Radical Expressions and Equations
Introduction to Square Roots and Radical Expressions
Multiplying and Simplifying Radical Expressions
Quotients Involving Square Roots
Radical Expressions with Several Terms
Radical Equations
Applications Using Right Triangles
Higher Roots and Rational Exponents
9. Quadratic Equations
Solving Quadratic Equations: The Principle of Square Roots
Solving Quadratic Equations: Completing the Square
The Quadratic Formula and Applications
Formulas
Complex Numbers as Solutions of Quadratic Equations
Graphs of Quadratic Equations
Functions
Appendixes
A Factoring Sums or Differences of Cubes
B Mean, Median and Mode
C Sets
Tables
1 Fraction and Decimal Equivalents
2 Squares and Square Roots with Approximations to Three Decimal Places
Answers A-1
Glossary G-1
Index I-1
Index of Applications I-7