Forgotten Algebra
by Bleau, Barbara Lee, Ph.D.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-08-01
Publisher(s): B E S Pub Co
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Summary
This self-teaching refresher course is exactly what you need if you are going on to higher math courses, or if you need a brush-up before taking such tests as SAT I, GRE, or GMAT. Each work unit starts with definitions. Topics covered include first-degree equations, fractional and literal equations, positive integral exponents, negative exponents, binomials, polynomials, quadratic equations, and more. The book is filled with problems and answers to provide you with extensive drill and review. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Barbara Lee Bleau, Ph.D. is the Jefferson-Pilot Professor of Management Science and Division Head, Business and Economics, at Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. iii |
| Signed Numbers | p. 1 |
| Some Important Definitions, Grouping Symbols and Their Removal, and Simplifying Expressions | p. 7 |
| Solving First-Degree Equations | p. 14 |
| Removing Multiple Grouping Symbols; Solving First-Degree Equations | p. 21 |
| A Special Type of Equation: The Fractional Equation | p. 27 |
| Another Special Type of Equation: The Literal Equation | p. 36 |
| Applied Problems | p. 42 |
| Positive Integral Exponents | p. 47 |
| Negative Exponents | p. 55 |
| Division of Powers | p. 61 |
| Review of Fractions: Addition and Subtraction | p. 68 |
| Review of Fractions: Multiplication and Division; Complex Fractions | p. 75 |
| Fractional Exponents | p. 84 |
| Simplifying Expressions with Fractional Exponents | p. 89 |
| Additional Practice with Exponents | p. 96 |
| Multiplication of Monomials and Polynomials | p. 102 |
| Division of Polynomials | p. 110 |
| Factoring Polynomials | p. 117 |
| Factoring Special Binomials | p. 124 |
| Factoring (Continued) | p. 130 |
| Solving Second-Degree Equations--Factoring | p. 138 |
| Solving Second-Degree Equations--Quadratic Formula | p. 145 |
| Solving Third-Degree and Higher Equations | p. 155 |
| Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables | p. 163 |
| Graphing Quadratic Equations in Two Variables | p. 182 |
| Solving Systems of Equations | p. 196 |
| Solving Systems of Equations (Continued) | p. 218 |
| Solving Inequalities--First-Degree | p. 228 |
| Solving Inequalities--Second-Degree | p. 236 |
| Logarithms | p. 249 |
| Right Triangles | p. 265 |
| Answers to Exercises | p. 281 |
| Index | p. 344 |
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