Barron's painless algebra
Introduces the language, number systems, integers, and different types of problems of algebra, including variables, quadratic equations, exponents, roots, and radicals.
| Main Author: | Long, Lynette. |
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| Other Authors: | Morehouse, Hank. |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Hauppauge, N.Y. :
Barron's Educational Series, Inc.,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
| Series: |
Painless
Painless. |
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Table of Contents:
- A painless beginning. Mathematical operations ; Zero ; Order of operations ; Properties of numbers ; Number systems
- The integers. What are the integers? ; Which is greater? ; Adding integers ; Subtracting integers ; Multiplying integers ; Dividing integers ; What sign does the answer have? ; Word problems
- Solving equations with one variable. Defining the terms ; Solving equations ; Solving more equations ; Word problems
- Solving inequalities. Graphing inequalities ; Solving inequalities ; Word problems
- Graphing linear equations and inequalities. Graphing points ; Graphing lines by plotting points ; Graphing horizontal and vertical lines ; Slope of a line ; Finding the equation of a line ; Graphing using slope-intercept method ; Graphing inequalities
- Solving systems of equations and inequalities. Solving systems of linear equations by addition or subtraction ; Solving systems of linear equations by substitution ; Solving systems of linear equations by graphing ; Solving systems of linear inequalities by graphing ; Word problems
- Exponents. Multiplying exponents with coefficients ; Adding and subtracting exponential expressions ; Multiplying exponential expressions ; Dividing exponential expressions ; Raising to a power ; Negative exponents ; Word problems
- Roots and radicals. Square roots ; Cube roots and higher ; Negative radicands ; Radical expressions ; Word problems
- Quadratic equations. Solving quadratic equations by factoring ; The quadratic formula ; Word problems.