Elementary algebra /
Mark Dugopolski
- Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2004
- xxiv, 524 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter1. Real Numbers and Their Properties -- Chapter2. Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable -- Chapter3. Linear Equations in Two Variables and Their Graphs -- Chapter4. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities -- Chapter5. Exponents and Polynomials -- Chapter6 Factoring -- Chapter7 Rational Expressions -- Chapter8. Powers and Roots -- Chapter9. Quadratic Equations, Parabolas and Functions
It is designed to provide a students with the algebra background needed for further college-level mathematics courses. The unifying theme of this text is the development of the skills necessary for solving equations and inequalities, followed by the application of those skills to solving applied problems.