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CENGAGE Functions And Change A Modeling Approach To College Algebra 4 Edition by CRAUDER. EVANS NOELL
FUNCTIONS AND CHANGE: A MODELING APPROACH TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 4E, INTERNATIONAL EDITION provides an alternative to a traditional college algebra course for students who either will not take another math course or may go on to a business calculus course. The authors wrote this text for the many college algebra students who are poorly served by books that focus on preparing them for a course they will never take, traditional calculus._x000D_ _x000D_
Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summary and Review Exercises._x000D_
P. Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic._x000D_
1. FUNCTIONS._x000D_
Functions Given by Formulas. Functions Given by Tables. Functions Given by Graphs. Functions Given by Words._x000D_
2. GRAPHICAL AND TABULAR ANALYSIS._x000D_
Tables and Trends. Graphs. Solving Linear Equations. Solving Nonlinear Equations. Optimization._x000D_
3. STRAIGHT LINES AND LINEAR FUNCTIONS._x000D_
The Geometry of Lines. Linear Functions. Modeling Data with Linear Functions. Linear Regression. Systems of Equations._x000D_
4. EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS._x000D_
Exponential Growth and Decay. Modeling Exponential Data. Modeling Nearly Exponential Data. Logarithmic Functions. Connecting Exponential and Linear Data._x000D_
5. A SURVEY OF OTHER COMMON FUNCTIONS._x000D_
Power Functions. Modeling Data with Power Functions. Combining and Decomposing Functions. Quadratic Functions and Parabolas. Higher-Degree Polynomials and Rational Functions._x000D_
6. RATES OF CHANGE._x000D_
Velocity. Rates of Change for Other Functions. Estimating Rates of Change. Equations of Change: Linear and Exponential Functions. Equations of Change: Graphical Solutions._x000D_
7. MATHEMATICS OF POPULATION ECOLOGY._x000D_
Population Dynamics: Exponential Growth. Population Dynamics: Logistic Growth. Population Structure: Survivorship Curves._x000D_