Intermediate Algebra

by David Arnold

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This textbook is used by the Department of Mathematics at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California for instructional purposes in their Math 120 course, Intermediate Algebra. This text was written by the department specifically for use in Math 120.

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Publisher
College of the Redwoods
Subjects
Mathematics, Algebra
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 2.5, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1: Preliminaries
  8. 1.1: Number Systems
  9. 1.2: Solving Equations
  10. 1.3: Logic
  11. 1.4: Compound Inequalities
  12. 1.5: Chapter 1 Exercises with Solutions
  13. 2: Functions
  14. 2.1: Introduction to Functions
  15. 2.2: The Graph of a Function
  16. 2.3: Interpreting the Graph of a Function
  17. 2.4: Solving Equations and Inequalities by Graphing
  18. 2.5: Vertical Transformations
  19. 2.6: Horizontal Transformations
  20. 2.7: Chapter 2 Exercises with Solutions
  21. 3: Linear Functions
  22. 3.1: Linear Models
  23. 3.2: Slope
  24. 3.3: Equations of Lines
  25. 3.4: The Point-Slope Form of a Line
  26. 3.5: The Line of Best Fit
  27. 3.6: Chapter 3 Exercises with Solutions
  28. 4: Absolute Value Functions
  29. 4.1: Piecewise-Defined Functions
  30. 4.2: Absolute Value
  31. 4.3: Absolute Value Equations
  32. 4.4: Absolute Value Inequalities
  33. 5: Quadratic Functions
  34. 5.1: The Parabola
  35. 5.2: Vertex Form
  36. 5.3: Zeros of the Quadratic
  37. 5.4: The Quadratic Formula
  38. 5.5: Motion
  39. 5.6: Optimization
  40. 6: Polynomial Functions
  41. 6.1: Polynomial Functions
  42. 6.2: Zeros of Polynomials
  43. 6.3: Extrema and Models
  44. 7: Rational Functions
  45. 7.1: Introducing Rational Functions
  46. 7.2: Reducing Rational Functions
  47. 7.3: Graphing Rational Functions
  48. 7.4: Products and Quotients of Rational Functions
  49. 7.5: Sums and Differences of Rational Functions
  50. 7.6: Complex Fractions
  51. 7.7: Solving Rational Equations
  52. 7.8: Applications of Rational Functions
  53. 8: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  54. 8.1: Exponents and Roots
  55. 8.2: Exponential Functions
  56. 8.3: Applications of Exponential Functions
  57. 8.4: Inverse Function
  58. 8.5: Logarithmic Functions
  59. 8.6: Properties of Logarithms; Solving Exponential Equations
  60. 8.7: Exponential Growth and Decay
  61. 8.8: Additional Topics
  62. 9: Radical Functions
  63. 9.1: The Square Root Function
  64. 9.2: Multiplication Properties of Radicals
  65. 9.3: Division Properties of Radicals
  66. 9.4: Radical Expressions
  67. 9.5: Radical Equations
  68. 9.6: The Pythagorean Theorem
  69. Back Matter
  70. Index
  71. Glossary
  72. Detailed Licensing