Description
Book Synopsis
Elayn Martin-Gay has taught mathematics at the University of New Orleans for more than 25 years. Her numerous teaching awards include the local University Alumni Association's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding Developmental Educator at University of New Orleans, presented by the Louisiana Association of Developmental Educators.
Prior to writing textbooks, Elayn Martin-Gay developed an acclaimed series of lecture videos to support developmental mathematics students. These highly successful videos originally served as the foundation materials for her texts. Today, the videos are specific to each book in her series. She has also created Chapter Test Prep Videos to help students during their most teachable momentas they prepare for a testalong with Instructor-to-Instructor videos that provide teaching tips, hints, and suggestions for every developmental mathematics course, including basic mathematics, prealgebra,
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
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Chapter R Prealgebra Review
- R.1 Fractions and Mixed Numbers
- R.2 Decimals
- R.3 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
- R.4 Reading Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, and Circle Graphs
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Chapter 1 Real Numbers
- 1.1 Tips for Success in Mathematics
- 1.2 Symbols and Sets of Numbers
- 1.3 Exponents, Order of Operations, Variable Expressions, and Equations
- Integrated Review—Order of Operations
- 1.4 Operations on Real Numbers and Evaluating Square Roots
- 1.5 Properties of Real Numbers
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Chapter 2 Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving
- 2.1 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
- 2.2 The Addition and Multiplication Properties of Equality
- 2.3 Solving Linear Equations
- Integrated Review—Solving Linear Equations
- 2.4 An Introduction to Problem Solving
- 2.5 Percent and Finance Problem Solving
- 2.6 Solving Linear Inequalities
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Chapter 3 Graphing and Systems in Two Variables
- 3.1 Scatter Plots and Graphing Linear Equations
- 3.2 Intercepts, Slope and Rate of Change
- Integrated Review—Summary on Slope and Graphing Linear Equations
- 3.3 Equations of Lines
- 3.4 Functions and Regression Lines
- 3.5 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
- 3.6 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
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Chapter 4 Exponents and Polynomials
- 4.1 Exponents
- 4.2 Polynomial Functions and Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
- 4.3 Multiplying Polynomials
- 4.4 Special Products
- Integrated Review—Exponents and Operations on Polynomials
- 4.4 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation
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Chapter 5 Factoring Polynomials and Solving Quadratic Equations
- 5.1 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping
- 5.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c and ax2 + bx + c
- 5.3 Factoring Binomials
- Integrated Review—Choosing a Factoring Strategy
- 5.4 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
- 5.5 Operations on Square Roots
- 5.6 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property and the Quadratic Formula
- 5.7 The Pythagorean Theorem, the Distance Formula, and Problem Solving
- 5.8 Extension -Graphing Quadratic Equations
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Chapter 6 Geometry and Measurement
- 6.1 Lines and Angles
- 6.2 Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Integrated Review—Geometry Concepts
- 6.3 Linear Measurement
- 6.4 Weight and Mass
- 6.5 Capacity
- 6.6 Temperature and Conversions between the US and Metric Systems
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Chapter 7 Introduction to Counting and Probability
- 7.1 Counting and the Fundamental Counting Principle
- 7.2 Permutations
- 7.3 Combinations
- Integrated Review – Counting
- 7.4 Introduction to Probability
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Chapter 8 Introduction to Statistics
- 8.1 Measures of Central Tendency
- 8.2 Measures of Dispersion
- 8.3 The Normal Distribution
Appendices
- Tables
- Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
- Ratios and Rates
- Proportion and Problem Solving
- Variation and Problem Solving
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