TY - BOOK AU - Aufmann, Richard N. AU - Barker, Vernon C. TI - Intermediate Algebra: An Applied Approach SN - 395380952 AV - QA 154 .A918 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - New Jersey PB - Houghton Mifflin Company KW - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -