Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Course, Student Support Edition

Ron Larson, Robert P. Hostetler

Cengage Learning, Jan 2, 2007 - Mathematics - 1080 pages

Developed to prepare students in the combined elementary and intermediate algebra course for a college-level curriculum, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra owes its success to the hallmark features for which the Larson team is known: learning by example, accessible writing style, emphasis on visualization, and comprehensive exercise sets. These pedagogical features are carefully coordinated to ensure that students are better able to make connections between mathematical concepts and understand the content. The new Student Support Edition continues the Larson tradition of guided learning by incorporating a comprehensive range of student success materials throughout the text. Additionally, instructors and students alike can track progress with HM Assess, a new online diagnostic assessment and remediation tool from Houghton Mifflin.
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Contents

• Your Guide to Success in Algebra: 501
• Your Guide to Academic Success: 502
• Your Guide to Chapter 1: 518
• Your Guide to Chapter 2: 520
• Your Guide to Chapter 3: 522
• Your Guide to Chapter 4: 524
• Your Guide to Chapter 5: 526
• Your Guide to Chapter 6: 528
• Your Guide to Chapter 7: 530
• Your Guide to Chapter 8: 532
• Your Guide to Chapter 9: 534
• Your Guide to Chapter 10: 536
• Your Guide to Chapter 11: 538
• Your Guide to Chapter 12: 540
• Your Guide to Chapter 13: 542
• Your Guide to Your Book: 544
• The Real Number System: 1
• Fundamentals of Algebra: 67
• Equations Inequalities and Problem Solving: 123
• Graphs and Functions: 215
• Exponents and Polynomials: 293
• Factoring and Solving Equations: 345
• Rational Expressions Equations and Functions: 399
• Systems of Equations and Inequalities: 467
• Radicals and Complex Numbers: 551
• Quadratic Equations Functions and Inequalities: 613
• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions: 679
• Conics: 757
• Sequences Series and the Binomial Theorem: 809
• Review of Elementary Algebra Topics: 1
• Introduction to Graphing Calculators: 40
• Answers to Reviews OddNumbered Exercises Quizzes and Tests: 47
• Index of Applications: 145
• Index: 150

About the author

Dr. Ron Larson is a professor of mathematics at The Pennsylvania State University, where he has taught since 1970. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Colorado and is considered the pioneer of using multimedia to enhance the learning of mathematics, having authored over 30 software titles since 1990. Dr. Larson conducts numerous seminars and in-service workshops for math educators around the country about using computer technology as an instructional tool and motivational aid. He is the recipient of the 2013 Text and Academic Authors Association Award for CALCULUS, the 2012 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for CALCULUS: AN APPLIED APPROACH, the 2011 William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Award for PRECALCULUS: REAL MATHEMATICS, REAL PEOPLE, and the 1996 Text and Academic Authors Association TEXTY Award for INTERACTIVE CALCULUS (a complete text on CD-ROM that was the first mainstream college textbook to be offered on the Internet). Dr. Larson authors numerous textbooks including the best-selling Calculus series published by Cengage Learning.

The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College Bio: Robert P. Hostetler received his Ph.D. in mathematics from The Pennsylvania State University in 1970. He has taught at Penn State for many years and has authored several calculus, precalculus, and intermediate algebra textbooks. His teaching specialties include remedial algebra, calculus, and math education, and his research interests include mathematics education and textbooks.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: A Combined Course, Student Support Edition
• Authors: Ron Larson, Robert P. Hostetler
• Edition: 4, illustrated
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007
• ISBN: 0618753540, 9780618753543
• Length: 1080 pages
• Subjects: Mathematics / Algebra / Intermediate; Mathematics / General