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Tables of Contents for Contemporary College Algebra
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
 
To the Instructor
xviii
 
To the Student
xxiii
 
Algebra Review
1
58
The Real Number System
2
14
Excursion: Decimal Representation of Real Numbers
13
3
Integral Exponents
16
9
Roots, Radicals, and Rational Exponents
25
7
Polynomials
32
9
Rational Expressions
41
18
Review
51
8
Graphs and Technology
59
70
The Coordinate Plane
60
11
Graphs and Graphing Calculators
71
13
Solving Equations Graphically and Numerically
84
7
Lines
91
12
Linear Models
103
26
Review
118
11
Equations and Inequalities
129
56
First-Degree Equations and Applications
130
11
Quadratic Equations and Applications
141
14
Other Equations and Applications
155
8
Linear Inequalities
163
8
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
171
14
Review
180
5
Functions and Graphs
185
80
Functions
186
8
Functional Notation
194
10
Graphs of Functions
204
15
Excursion: Parametric Graphing
217
2
Graphs and Transformations
219
16
Excursion: Symmetry
229
6
Operations of Functions
235
7
Average Rates of Change
242
23
Excursion: Instantaneous Rates of Change
250
5
Review
255
10
Polynomial and Rational Functions
265
80
Quadratic Functions and Models
266
11
Roots of Polynomials
277
14
Excursion: Synthetic Division
287
4
Graphs of Polynomial Functions
291
12
Excursion: Optimization Applications
300
3
Polynomial Models
303
6
Rational Functions
309
16
Excursion: Other Rational Functions
321
4
Complex Numbers
325
6
The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
331
14
Review
338
7
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
345
84
Exponential Functions
346
11
Applications of Exponential Functions
357
11
Common and Natural Logarithmic Functions
368
10
Properties of Logarithms
378
14
Excursion: Logarithms to Other Bases
385
7
Algebraic Solutions of Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
392
7
Exponential, Logarithmic, and Other Models
399
11
Inverse Functions
410
19
Review
420
9
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
429
84
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
430
15
Excursion: Systems of Nonlinear Equations
441
4
Large Systems of Linear Equations
445
8
Matrix Solution Methods
453
11
Matrix Methods for Square Systems
464
23
Excursion: Matrix Algebra
477
10
Systems of Linear Inequalities
487
8
Introduction to Linear Programming
495
18
Review
505
8
Discrete Algebra
513
70
Sequences and Sums
514
9
Arithmetic Sequences
523
5
Geometric Sequences
528
10
Excursion: Infinite Series
533
5
The Binomial Theorem
538
7
Permutations and Combinations
545
11
Excursion: Distinguishable Permutations
554
2
Introduction to Probability
556
12
Mathematical Induction
568
15
Review
577
6
Analytic Geometry
583
280
Circles and Ellipses
584
14
Hyperbolas
598
10
Parabolas
608
255
Excursion: Rotations and Second-Degree Equations
616
4
Review
620
243
Geometry Review Appendix
863
6
Program Appendix
869
 
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
A-1
 
Index of Applications
I-1
 
Index
I-3