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Tried and true, Gustafson and Frisk's ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS teaches solid mathematical skills while supporting the student with careful pedagogy. Each book in this series maintains the authors' proven style through clear, no-nonsense explanations, as well as the mathematical accuracy and rigor that only Gustafson and Frisk can deliver. The text's clearly useful applications emphasize problem solving to effectively develop the skills students need for future mathematics courses, such as college algebra, and for real life. The Seventh Edition of ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS also features a robust suite of online course management, testing, and tutorial resources for instructors and students. This includes BCA/iLrn Testing and Tutorial, vMentor live online tutoring, the Interactive Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM with MathCue, a Book Companion Web Site featuring online graphing calculator resources, and The Learning Equation (TLE), powered by BCA/iLrn. TLE provides a complete courseware package, featuring a diagnostic tool that gives instructors the capability to create individualized study plans. With TLE, a cohesive, focused study plan can be put together to help each student succeed in math.

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• Chapter 1 Basic Concepts(p. 1)
• 1.1 The Real Number System(p. 2)
• 1.2 Arithmetic and Properties of Real Numbers(p. 13)
• 1.3 Exponents(p. 26)
• 1.4 Scientific Notation(p. 38)
• 1.5 Solving Equations(p. 45)
• 1.6 Using Equations to Solve Problems(p. 55)
• 1.7 More Applications of Equations(p. 66)
• Projects(p. 73)
• Chapter Summary(p. 74)
• Chapter Test(p. 78)
• Chapter 2 Graphs, Equations of Lines, and Functions(p. 80)
• 2.1 Graphing Linear Equations(p. 81)
• 2.2 Slope of a Nonvertical Line(p. 96)
• 2.3 Writing Equations of Lines(p. 106)
• 2.4 Introduction to Functions(p. 118)
• 2.5 Graphs of Other Functions(p. 128)
• Projects(p. 138)
• Chapter Summary(p. 139)
• Chapter Test(p. 143)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 143)
• Chapter 3 Systems of Equations(p. 145)
• 3.1 Solutions by Graphing(p. 146)
• 3.2 Solution by Elimination(p. 154)
• 3.3 Solutions of Three Equations in Three Variables(p. 169)
• 3.4 Solution by Matrices(p. 178)
• 3.5 Solution by Determinants(p. 186)
• Projects(p. 196)
• Chapter Summary(p. 197)
• Chapter Test(p. 198)
• Chapter 4 Inequalities(p. 200)
• 4.1 Linear Inequalities(p. 201)
• 4.2 Equations and Inequalities with Absolute Values(p. 211)
• 4.3 Linear Inequalities in Two Variables(p. 223)
• 4.4 Systems of Inequalities(p. 231)
• 4.5 Linear Programming(p. 237)
• Projects(p. 246)
• Chapter Summary(p. 247)
• Chapter Test(p. 250)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 251)
• Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions(p. 253)
• 5.1 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions(p. 254)
• 5.2 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials(p. 263)
• 5.3 Multiplying Polynomials(p. 268)
• 5.4 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping(p. 278)
• 5.5 The Difference of Two Squares; the Sum and Difference of Two Cubes(p. 287)
• 5.6 Factoring Trinomials(p. 294)
• 5.7 Summary of Factoring Techniques(p. 305)
• 5.8 Solving Equations by Factoring(p. 308)
• Projects(p. 316)
• Chapter Summary(p. 318)
• Chapter Test(p. 322)
• Chapter 6 Rational Expressions(p. 323)
• 6.1 Rational Functions and Simplifying Rational Expressions(p. 324)
• 6.2 Proportion and Variation(p. 335)
• 6.3 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions(p. 348)
• 6.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions(p. 356)
• 6.5 Complex Fractions(p. 365)
• 6.6 Equations Containing Rational Expressions(p. 374)
• 6.7 Dividing Polynomials(p. 384)
• Projects(p. 390)
• Chapter Summary(p. 392)
• Chapter Test(p. 395)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 396)
• Chapter 7 Radicals and Rational Exponents(p. 398)
• 7.1 Radical Expressions(p. 399)
• 7.2 Applications of Radicals(p. 411)
• 7.3 Rational Exponents(p. 418)
• 7.4 Simplifying and Combining Radical Expressions(p. 426)
• 7.5 Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions(p. 435)
• 7.6 Radical Equations(p. 443)
• Projects(p. 450)
• Chapter Summary(p. 452)
• Chapter Test(p. 456)
• Chapter 8 Quadratic Functions and Inequalities(p. 458)
• 8.1 Completing the Square and the Quadratic Formula(p. 459)
• 8.2 Graphs of Quadratic Functions(p. 470)
• 8.3 Complex Numbers(p. 481)
• 8.4 The Discriminant and Equations That Can Be Written in Quadratic Form(p. 491)
• 8.5 Quadratic and Other Nonlinear Inequalities(p. 497)
• Projects(p. 505)
• Chapter Summary(p. 506)
• Chapter Test(p. 509)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 510)
• Chapter 9 More Functions and Operations on Functions(p. 512)
• 9.1 Symmetry and Stretchings of Graphs(p. 513)
• 9.2 Piecewise-Defined Functions and the Greatest Integer Function(p. 522)
• 9.3 More Rational Functions(p. 527)
• 9.4 Partial Fractions(p. 541)
• 9.5 Algebra and Composition of Functions(p. 548)
• 9.6 Inverses of Functions(p. 555)
• Projects(p. 564)
• Chapter Summary(p. 566)
• Chapter Test(p. 569)
• Chapter 10 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions(p. 571)
• 10.1 Exponential Functions(p. 572)
• 10.2 Base-e Exponential Functions(p. 584)
• 10.3 Logarithmic Functions(p. 591)
• 10.4 Base-e Logarithms(p. 600)
• 10.5 Properties of Logarithms(p. 606)
• 10.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations(p. 615)
• Projects(p. 624)
• Chapter Summary(p. 626)
• Chapter Test(p. 630)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 632)
• Chapter 11 Solving Polynomial Equations(p. 633)
• 11.1 The Remainder and Factor Theorems; Synthetic Division(p. 634)
• 11.2 Descartes' Rule of Signs and Bounds on Roots(p. 643)
• 11.3 Rational Roots of Polynomial Equations(p. 650)
• 11.4 Irrational Roots of Polynomial Equations(p. 658)
• Projects(p. 663)
• Chapter Summary(p. 664)
• Chapter Test(p. 667)
• Chapter 12 Conic Sections and Quadratic Systems(p. 668)
• 12.1 The Circle(p. 669)
• 12.2 The Parabola(p. 678)
• 12.3 The Ellipse(p. 686)
• 12.4 The Hyperbola(p. 696)
• 12.5 Solving Simultaneous Second-Degree Equations(p. 705)
• Projects(p. 712)
• Chapter Summary(p. 713)
• Chapter Test(p. 717)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 719)
• Chapter 13 Natural Number Functions and Probability(p. 721)
• 13.1 The Binomial Theorem(p. 722)
• 13.2 Sequences, Series, and Summation Notation(p. 729)
• 13.3 Arithmetic Sequences(p. 736)
• 13.4 Geometric Sequences(p. 742)
• 13.5 Mathematical Induction(p. 750)
• 13.6 Permutations and Combinations(p. 756)
• 13.7 Probability(p. 766)
• 13.8 Computation of Compound Probabilities(p. 772)
• 13.9 Odds and Mathematical Expectation(p. 778)
• Projects(p. 781)
• Chapter Summary(p. 782)
• Chapter Test(p. 787)
• Cumulative Review Exercises(p. 788)
• Appendix I Matrix Algebra(p. 1)
• I.1 Matrix Algebra(p. 1)
• I.2 Matrix Inversion(p. 9)
• Appendix II Tables(p. 15)
• Table A Powers and Roots(p. 15)
• Table B Base-10 Logarithms(p. 16)
• Table C Base-e Logarithms(p. 17)
• Appendix III Answers to Selected Exercises(p. 19)
• Index(p. 1)