Table of Contents

Chapter 0 (Zero): The Arithmetic of Signed Numbers
  • 0.1 A Review of Fractions
  • 0.2 The Integers
  • 0.3 Adding and Subtracting Signed Numbers
  • 0.4 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
  • 0.5 Exponents and Order of Operation

Chapter One: From Arithmetic to Algebra
  • 1.1 Transition to Algebra
  • 1.2 Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
  • 1.3 Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions
  • 1.4 Sets

Chapter Two: Equations and Inequalities
  • 2.1 Solving Equations by Adding and Subtracting
  • 2.2 Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing
  • 2.3 Combining the Rules to Solve Equations
  • 2.4 Literal Equations and Their Applications
  • 2.5 Solving Linear Inequalities
  • 2.6 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Chapter Three: Graphs and Linear Equations
  • 3.1 Solutions of Equations in Two Variables
  • 3.2 The Cartesian Coordinate System
  • 3.3 The Graph of a Linear Equation
  • 3.4 The Slope of a Line
  • 3.5 Forms of Linear Equations

Chapter Four: A Beginning Look at Functions
  • 4.1 Ordered Pairs and Relations
  • 4.2 An Introduction to Functions
  • 4.3 Identifying Functions
  • 4.4 Reading Values from a Graph
  • 4.5 Operations on Functions

Chapter Five: Polynomials
  • 5.1 Positive Integer Exponents and Monomials
  • 5.2 An Introduction to Polynomials
  • 5.3 Polynomials: Addition and Subtraction
  • 5.4 Multiplication of Polynomials and Special Products

Chapter Six: Factoring Polynomials
  • 6.1 An Introduction to Factoring
  • 6.2 Factoring Special Polynomials
  • 6.3 Factoring Trinomials: The a.c. method
  • 6.3* Factoring Trinomials: Trial and Error
  • 6.4 Division of Polynomials
  • 6.5 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

Transition: Moving to the Intermediate Algebra Level

Chapter Seven: Rational Expressions
  • 7.1 Simplifying Rational Expressions
  • 7.2 Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions
  • 7.3 Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions
  • 7.4 Complex Fractions
  • 7.5 Rational Equations and Inequalities in One Variable

Chapter Eight: Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • 8.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • 8.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables, with Applications
  • 8.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
  • 8.4 Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
  • 8.5 Systems of Linear Inequalities in Two Variables

Chapter Nine: Graphical Solutions
  • 9.1 Graphical Solutions to Equations in One Variable
  • 9.2 Graphing Linear Inequalities in One Variable
  • 9.3 Absolute Value Functions
  • 9.4 Absolute Value Inequalities

Chapter Ten: Radicals and Exponents
  • 10.1 Zero and Negative Integer Exponents and Scientific Notation
  • 10.2 Evaluating Radical Expressions
  • 10.3 Rational Exponents
  • 10.4 Complex Numbers

Chapter Eleven: Quadratic Functions
  • 11.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
  • 11.2 The Quadratic Formula
  • 11.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
  • 11.4 Solving Quadratic Inequalities

Chapter Twelve: Conic Sections
  • 12.1 More on the Parabola
  • 12.2 The Circle
  • 12.3 Ellipses
  • 12.4 Hyperbolas

Chapter Thirteen: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • 13.1 Inverse Relations and Functions
  • 13.2 Exponential Functions
  • 13.3 Logarithmic Functions
  • 13.4 Properties of Logarithms
  • 13.5 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations

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