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Book SynopsisAbout our authors
The late Marge Lial was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge's intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from California State University at Sacramento, was affiliated with American River College. An avid reader and traveler, her travel experiences often found their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. Her interest in archeology led to trips to various digs and ruin sites, producing some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan.
When John Hornsby enrolled as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University, he was uncertain whether he wanted to study mathematics education or journalism. His ultimate decision wa
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Resources for Success
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Review of Basic Concepts
- R.1 Sets
- R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties
- R.3 Polynomials
- R.4 Factoring Polynomials
- R.5 Rational Expressions
- R.6 Rational Exponents
- R.7 Radical Expressions
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Equations and Inequalities
- 1.1 Linear Equations
- 1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations
- 1.3 Complex Numbers
- 1.4 Quadratic Equations
- 1.5 Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations
- 1.6 Other Types of Equations and Applications
- 1.7 Inequalities
- 1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
- Test Prep
- Review Exercises
- Test
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Graphs and Functions
- 2.1 Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs
- 2.2 Circles
- 2.3 Functions
- 2.4 Linear Functions
- 2.5 Equations of Lines and Linear Models
- 2.6 Graphs of Basic Functions
- 2.7 Graphing Techniques
- 2.8 Function Operations and Composition
- Test Prep
- Review Exercises
- Test
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Polynomials and Rational Functions
- 3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
- 3.2 Synthetic Division
- 3.3 Zeros of Polynomial Functions
- 3.4 Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
- 3.5 Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models
- 3.6 Variation
- Test Prep
- Review Exercises
- Test
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Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions
- 4.1 Inverse Functions
- 4.2 Exponential Functions
- 4.3 Logarithmic Functions
- 4.4 Evaluating Logarithms and the Change-of-Base Theorem
- 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
- 4.6 Applications and Models of Exponential Growth and Decay
- Test Prep
- Review Exercises
- Test
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Systems and Matrices
- 5.1 Systems of Linear Equations
- 5.2 Matrix Solution of Linear Systems
- 5.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems
- 5.4 Partial Fractions
- 5.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations
- 5.6 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming
- 5.7 Properties of Matrices
- 5.8 Matrix Inverses
- Test Prep
- Review Exercises
- Test
