TY - BOOK AU - Lial, Margaret L. TI - Essentials of college algebra SN - 9780321664990 AV - QA 154.3 .L53 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Pearson Education, Incorporated KW - COLLEGE ALGEBRA N1 - Includes index; ChapterR. Review of basic concepts -- Chapter1. Equations and inequalities -- Chapter2. Graphs and functions -- Chapter3. Polynomial and rational function -- Chapter4. Inverse, exponential and logarithmic functions -- Chapter5. Systems and matrices N2 - Over the years the text has been shaped and adapted to meet the changing needs of both students and educators, and this edition faithfully continues that process. This text has been specifically designed to provide a compact alternative to better meet the needs of colleges whose college algebra courses do not include the more advance topics covered on college algebra ER -