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Pearson Beginning Algebra 1996 Edition by Elayn Martin-Gay
4-color hardback text w/complete text-specific instructor and student print/media supplement package AMATYC/NCTM Standards of Content and Pedagogy integrated in Exercise Sets, Sourced-Data Applications (students are also asked to generate and interpret data), Scientific and Graphing Calculator Explorations Boxes, Mental Math exercises, Conceptual and Writing exercises, geometric concepts, Group Activities, Chapter Highlights, Chapter Reviews, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews 6 step Problem-Solving Approach introduced in Chapter 2 and reinforced throughout the text in applications and exercises helps students tackle a wide range of problems Early and intuitive introduction to the concept of graphing reinforced with bar charts, line graphs, calculator screens, application illustrations and exercise sets. Emphasis on the notion of paired data in Chapters 1 and 2 leads naturally to the concepts of ordered pair and the rectangular coordinate system introduced in Chapter 3. Graphing and concepts of graphing linear equations such as slope and intercepts reinforced through exercise sets in subsequent chapters, preparing students for equations of lines in Chapter 7 Table of contents :- (NOTE: Each chapter ends with a group activity, highlights, review, test, and cumulative review.)1. Review of Real Numbers. Symbols and Sets of Numbers. Fractions. Exponents and Order of Operations. Introduction to Variable Expressions and Equations. Adding Real Numbers. Subtracting Real Numbers. Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers. Properties of Real Numbers. Reading Graphs.2. Equation, Inequalities, and Problem Solving. Simplifying Algebraic Expressions. The Addition Property of Equality. The Multiplication Property of Equality. Solving Linear Equations. An Introduction to Problem Solving. Formulas and Problem Solving. Percent and Problem Solving. Further Problem Solving. Solving Linear Inequalities.3. Graphing. The Rectangular Coordinate System. Graphing Linear Equations. Intercepts. Slope. Graphing Linear Inequalities.4. Exponents and Polynomials. Exponents. Adding and Subtracting Polynomials. Multiplying Polynomials. Special Products. Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation. Division of Polynomials.5. Factoring Polynomials. The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping. Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c. Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + c. Factoring Binomials. Choosing a Factoring Strategy. Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring. Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving.6. Rational Expressions. Simplifying Rational Expressions. Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions. Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Common Denominators and Least Common Denominators. Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Unlike Denominators. Simplifying Complex Fractions. Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions. Ratio and Proportion. Rational Equations and Problem Solving.7. Further Graphing. The Slope-Intercept Form. The Point-Slope Form. Graphing Nonlinear Equations. An Introduction to Functions.8. Solving Systems of Linear Equations. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Addition. Systems of Linear Equations and Problem Solving. Systems of Linear Inequalities.9. Roots and Radicals. Introduction to Radicals. Simplifying Radicals. Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions. Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions. Solving Equations Containing Radicals. Radical Equations and Problem Solving. Rational Exponents.10. Solving Quadratic Equations. Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Method. Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square. Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula. Summary of Methods for Solving Quadratic Equations. Complex Solutions to Quadratic Equations. Graphing Quadratic Equations.Appendices. Operations on Decimals. Review of Angles, Lines, and Special Triangles. Review of Geometric Figures. Mean, Median, and Mode. Table of Squares and Square Roots. Answers to Selected Exercises.Index. Photo Credits.