College algebra /
Louis Leithold
- Reading, Massachusetts : Addision-Wesley Publishing Company, c1989
- xiii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter1. Review topics in algebra 1 -- Chapter2. Equations and inequalities -- Chapter3. Graphs and equations -- Chapter4. Functions and their graphs -- Chapter5. Exponential and logarithmic function -- Chapter6. Systems of equations and inequalities, and matrices -- Chapter7. Polynomial functions and polynomial equations -- Chapter8. Selected topics in algebra .
Furthermore, the course is rarely a terminal one in mathematics, and thus another of its purpose is to present the means to develop skills that will enable a person to study effectively more advance courses.