Elementary Algebra: Concepts and Applications
KEY BENEFIT: The Bittinger Concepts and Applications Series brings proven pedagogy to a new generation of students, with updates throughout to help today’s students learn. Bittinger transitions students from skills-based math to the concepts-oriented math required for college courses, and supports students with quality applications and exercises to help them apply and retain their knowledge. New features such as Translating for Success and Visualizing for Success unlock the way students...
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This text for a one-term course in elementary algebra is intended for students with a firm background in arithmetic. Problem solving and applications are emphasized. Coverage progresses from algebraic expressions and equations and inequalities to quadratic equations. New to this edition are sections on connecting concepts, study tips, and exercises designed to foster intuitive problem solving for particular types of problems. Other new material includes a "gentle" introduction to interpolation and extrapolation, and expanded material on rates and units. Bittinger teaches at Indiana University. Ellenbogen teaches at Community College of Vermont. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Introduction to Algebraic Expressions12Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving633Introduction to Graphing1194Polynomials1755Polynomials and Factoring2436Rational Expressions and Equations2977More with Graphing3618Systems of Equations and Problem Solving3879Radical Expressions and Equations42510Quadratic Equations471App. ASets519App. BFactoring Sums or Differences of Cubes523Table 1Fractional and Decimal Equivalents529Table 2Squares and Square Roots530Table 3Geometric Formulas531AnswersIndex
