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050			_aQA 154.2 .R53 1987
100			_aRice, Bernard J. _eauthor
245		0	_aCollege algebra / _cBernard J. Rice and Jerry D. Strange
250			_aTHIRD EDITION
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts : _bPrindle, Weber & Schmidt, _cc1987
300			_aviii, 408 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_a1, Basic Algebra -- 2. Exponents and Radical -- 3. Equations and Inequalities -- 4. The Idea of a Function -- 5. Elementary Functions -- 6. Exponential and Logarithmic Function -- 7. Systems of Equations and Inequalities -- 8. Matrices, Determinants, and Systems of Equations -- 9. The Algebra of Polynomials -- 10. Sequence and Mathematical Induction -- 11. Counting -- 12. The Mathematics of Uncertainty -- 13. The Mathematics of Finance -- 14. The Conic Sections.
520			_aIn this third edition of College Algebra we have tried to bring the topic material into line with recent trends in college-level algebra courses. We follow current pedagogy in continuing to make the functional concept the central theme, with special emphasis on graphing. As in the previous editions, we stress the many utilitarian aspects of mathematics by including a variety of problems stated in the jargon of business, science, social science, and engineering. New to this edition is an emphasis on finite mathematics. A chapter on the algebra of matrices has been added, and the chapters dealing with sequences, counting, probability, and interest have been expanded and rearranged for better continuity. These changes make college algebra relevant to students who find their major courses relying more and more on the finite mathematics of the computer.
650			_aALGEBRA
700			_aStrange, Jerry D. _eco-author
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