Developmental mathematics : basic mathematics and algebra / Margaret L.Lial ... [et al.].

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1. Whole Numbers 1.1 Reading and Writing Whole Numbers Study Skills: Using Your Textbook 1.2 Adding Whole Numbers 1.3 Subtracting Whole Numbers 1.4 Multiplying Whole Numbers 1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers 1.6 Long Division 1.7 Rounding Whole Numbers 1.8 Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations Study Skills: Taking Lecture Notes 1.9 Reading Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs 1.10 Solving Application Problems 2. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 2.1 Basics of Fractions Study Skills: Homework: How, Why, When 2.2 Mixed Numbers 2.3 Factors 2.4 Writing a Fraction in Lowest Terms Study Skills: Using Study Cards 2.5 Multiplying Fractions 2.6 Applications of Multiplication 2.7 Dividing Fractions 2.8 Multiplying and Dividing Mixed Numbers Study Skills: Using Study Cards Revisited Study Skills: Reviewing a Chapter Study Skills: Preparing for Tests 3. Adding and Subtracting Fractions 3.1 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions Study Skills: Managing Your Time 3.2 Least Common Multiples 3.3 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions Study Skills: Making a Mind Map 3.4 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers 3.5 Order Relations and the Order of Operations Study Skills: Tips for Taking Math Tests 4. Decimals 4.1 Reading and Writing Decimals 4.2 Rounding Decimals 4.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimals 4.4 Multiplying Decimals 4.5 Dividing Decimals 4.6 Writing Fractions as Decimals Study Skills: Analyzing Your Test Results 5. Ratio and Proportion 5.1 Ratios 5.2 Rates 5.3 Proportions 5.4 Solving Proportions 5.5 Solving Application Problems with Proportions 6. Percent 6.1 Basics of Percent 6.2 Percents and Fractions 6.3 Using the Percent Proportion and Identifying the Components in a Percent Problem 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems 6.5 Using the Percent Equation 6.6 Solving Application Problems with Percent 6.7 Simple Interest 6.8 Compound Interest Study Skills: Preparing for a Final Exam 7. Geometry 7.1 Lines and Angels 7.2 Rectangles and Squares 7.3 Parallelograms and Trapezoids 7.4 Triangles 7.5 Circles 7.6 Volume and Surface Area 7.7 Pythagorean Theorem 7.8 Congruent and Similar Triangles 8. Statistics 8.1 Circle Graphs 8.2 Bar Graphs and Line Graphs 8.3 Frequency Distributions and Histograms 8.4 Mean, Median, and Mode 9. The Real Number System 9.1 Exponents, Order of Operations, and Inequality 9.2 Variables, Expressions, and Equations 9.3 Real Numbers and the Number Line 9.4 Adding Real Numbers 9.5 Subtracting Real Numbers 9.6 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers 9.7 Properties of Real Numbers 9.8 Simplifying Expressions 10. Equations, Inequalities, and Applications 10.1 The Addition Property of Equality 10.2 The Multiplication Property of Equality 10.3 More on Solving Linear Equations 10.4 An Introduction to Applications of Linear Equations 10.5 Formulas and Additional Applications from Geometry 10.6 Solving Linear Inequalities 11. Graphs of Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables 11.1 Reading Graphs; Linear Equations in Two Variables 11.2 Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables 11.3 Slope of a Line 11.4 Equations of Lines 11.5 Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables 12. Exponents and Polynomials 12.1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials 12.2 The Product Rule and Power Rules for Exponents 12.3 Multiplying Polynomials 12.4 Special Products 12.5 Integer Exponents and the Quotient Rule 12.6 Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial 12.7 Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial 12.8 An Application of Exponents: Scientific Notation 13. Factoring and Applications 13.1 Factors; The Greatest Common Factor 13.2 Factoring Trinomials 13.3 Factoring Trinomials by Grouping 13.4 Factoring Trinomials Using FOIL 13.5 Special Factoring Techniques 13.6 A General Approach to Factoring 13.7 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring 13.8 Applications of Quadratic Equations 14. Rational Expressions and Applications 14.1 The Fundamental Property of Rational Expressions 14.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions 14.3 Least Common Denominators 14.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions 14.5 Complex Fractions 14.6 Solving Equations with Rational Expressions 14.7 Applications of Rational Expressions 14.8 Variation 15. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities 15.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing 15.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution 15.3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination 15.4 Application of Linear Systems 15.5 Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities 16. Roots and Radicals 16.1 Evaluating Roots 16.2 Multiplying, Dividing, and Simplifying Radicals 16.3 Adding and Subtracting Radicals 16.4 Rationalizing the Denominator 16.5 More Simplifying and Operations with Radicals 16.6 Solving Equations with Radicals 17. Quadratic Equations 17.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property 17.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square 17.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula 17.4 Graphing Quadratic Equations 17.5 Introduction to Functions Appendix A. Measurement Appendix B. Inductive and Deductive Reasoning - See more at: http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0321506421#sthash.fyuO1uuV.dpuf

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