Intermediate Algebra : An Applied Approach /
Richard N. Aufmann and Vernon C. Barker
- Second Edition.
- New Jersey : Houghton Mifflin Company, c1987
- 548 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter 1. Review of real numbers -- Chapter 2. First-degree equations in one variable -- Chapter 3. Linear equations in two variables -- Chapter 4. Polynomials -- Chapter 5. Rational expressions -- Chapter 6. Exponents and radical -- Chapter 7. Quadratic equations -- Chapter 8. Graphing functions and relations: Conic sections -- Chapter 9. Systems of equations -- Chapter 10. Inequalities -- Chapter 11. Exponential and logarithmic functions -- Chapter 12. Sequence and series .
It is built around the three proven and effective teaching strategies which are characteristic of the entire series. An applied approach generates an awareness of the value of algebra as a practical tool.