Books / Open textbooks Math 245: College Algebra by Edward Pineda-Castro Read here Read at LibreTextsPDF PublisherLos Angeles City College SubjectsMathematics LicenceCC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it Who can readTweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects Contents LibreTexts writes equations in TeX, and here they show as TeX; the PDF has them typeset. Front MatterTitlePageInfoPageTable of ContentsLicensing1: Prerequisites1.1: Prelude to Prerequisites1.2: Real Numbers - Algebra Essentials1.3: Exponents and Scientific Notation1.4: Radicals and Rational Expressions1.5: Polynomials1.6: Factoring Polynomials1.7: Rational Expressions2: Equations and Inequalities2.1: Prelude to Equations and Inequalities2.2: The Rectangular Coordinate Systems and Graphs2.3: Linear Equations in One Variable2.4: Models and Applications2.5: Complex Numbers2.6: Quadratic Equations2.7: Other Types of Equations2.8: Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities3: Functions3.1: Prelude to Functions3.2: Functions and Function Notation3.3: Domain and Range3.4: Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs3.5: Composition of Functions3.6: Transformation of Functions3.7: Absolute Value Functions3.8: Inverse Functions4: Linear Functions4.1: Introduction to Linear Functions4.2: Linear Functions4.3: Modeling with Linear Functions4.4: Fitting Linear Models to Data5: Polynomial and Rational Functions5.1: Prelude to Polynomial and Rational Functions5.2: Quadratic Functions5.3: Power Functions and Polynomial Functions5.4: Graphs of Polynomial Functions5.5: Dividing Polynomials5.6: Zeros of Polynomial Functions5.7: Rational Functions5.8: Inverses and Radical Functions5.9: Modeling Using Variation6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions6.1: Prelude to Exponential and Logarithmic Functions6.2: Exponential Functions6.3: Graphs of Exponential Functions6.4: Logarithmic Functions6.5: Graphs of Logarithmic Functions6.6: Logarithmic Properties6.7: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations6.8: Exponential and Logarithmic Models6.9: Fitting Exponential Models to Data7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities7.1: Prelude to Systems of Equations and Inequalities7.2: Systems of Linear Equations - Two Variables7.3: Systems of Linear Equations with Three Variables7.4: Systems of Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities - Two Variables7.5: Partial Fractions7.6: Matrices and Matrix Operations7.7: Solving Systems with Gaussian Elimination7.8: Solving Systems with Inverses7.9: Solving Systems with Cramer's Rule8: Analytic Geometry8.1: Prelude to Analytic Geometry8.2: The Ellipse8.3: The Hyperbola8.4: The Parabola8.5: Rotation of Axes8.6: Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates8.7: Sequences, Probability, and Counting TheoryBack MatterIndexGlossaryDetailed Licensing