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Table of Contents:
Algebra, Mathematical Models, and Problem Solving 1.1 Algebraic Expressions, Real Numbers, and Interval Notation 1.2 Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions 1.3 Graphing Equations 1.4 Solving Linear Equations Mid-Chapter Check Point 1.5 Problem Solving and Using Formulas 1.6 Properties of Integral Exponents 1.7 Scientific Notation Functions and Linear Functions 2.1 Introduction to Functions 2.2 Graphs of Functions 2.3 The Algebra of Functions Mid-Chapter Check Point 2.4 Linear Functions and Slope 2.5 The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line Systems of Linear Equations 3.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 3.2 Problem Solving and Business Applications Using Systems of Equations 3.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables Mid-Chapter Check Point 3.4 Matrix Solutions to Linear Systems 3.5 Determinants and Cramer’s Rule Inequalities and Problem Solving 4.1 Solving Linear Inequalities 4.2 Compound Inequalities 4.3 Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value Mid-Chapter Check Point 4.4 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables 4.5 Linear Programming Polynomials, Polynomial Functions, and Factoring 5.1 Introduction to Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.2 Multiplication of Polynomials 5.3 Greatest Common Factors and Factoring by Grouping 5.4 Factoring Trinomials Mid-Chapter Check Point 5.5 Factoring Special Forms 5.6 A General Factoring Strategy 5.7 Polynomial Equations and Their Applications Rational Expressions, Functions, and Equations 6.1 Rational Expressions and Functions; Multiplying and Dividing 6.2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions 6.3 Complex Rational Expressions 6.4 Division of Polynomials Mid-Chapter Check Point 6.5 Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem 6.6 Rational Equations 6.7 Formulas and Applications of Rational Equations 6.8 Modeling Using Variation Radicals, Radical Functions, and Rational Exponents 7.1 Radical Expressions and Functions 7.2 Rational Exponents 7.3 Multiplying and Simplifying Radical Expressions 7.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Dividing Radical Expressions Mid-Chapter Check Point 7.5 Multiplying with More Than One Term and Rationalizing Denominators 7.6 Radical Equations 7.7 Complex Numbers Quadratic Equations and Functions 8.1 The Square Root Property and Completing the Square 8.2 The Quadratic Formula 8.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs Mid-Chapter Check Point 8.4 Equations Quadratic in Form 8.5 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities Exponents and Logarithmic Functions 9.1 Exponential Functions 9.2 Composite and Inverse Functions 9.3 Logarithmic Functions 9.4 Properties of Logarithms Mid-Chapter Check Point 9.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 9.6 Exponential Growth and Decay; Modeling Data Conic Sections and Systems of Nonlinear Equations 10.1 Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles 10.2 The Ellipse 10.3 The Hyperbola Mid-Chapter Check Point 10.4 The Parabola; Identifying Conic Sections 10.5 Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem 11.1 Sequences and Summation Notation 11.2 Arithmetic Sequences 11.3 Geometric Sequences and Series Mid-Chapter Check Point 11.4 The Binomial Theorem