Elementary and intermediate algebra /

Carson, Tom.

Elementary and intermediate algebra / Tom Carson and Bill Jordan - Third Edition - [Boston] : Addision-Wesley Publishing Company, c2011 - xxv, 949 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter1. Foundations of algebra -- Chapter2. Solving linear equations and inequalities -- Chapter3. Problem solving -- Chapter4.Graphing linear equations and inequalities -- Chapter5. Polynomials -- Chapter6. Factoring -- Chapter7. Rational expressions and equations -- Chapter8. More on inequalities, absolute value and functions -- Chapter9. Systems of linear equations and inequalities -- Chapter10. Rational exponents, radicals and complex numbers -- Chapter11. Quadratic equations and functions -- Chapter12. Exponential and logarithmic functions -- Chapter13, Conic sections -- ChapterR. Elementary algebra review .

This text is designed to be versatile enough for use in a standard lecture format, a self-paced lab, or even in an independent study format. Throughout the text we explain why an algebraic process works the way it does.

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ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA

QA 152.3 .C37 2011