Algebra I for dummies / by Mary Jane Sterling.
Let this friendly guide show you the easy way to tackle algebra. You'll get plain-English explanations of the basics--and the tougher stuff--in terms you can understand.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780470559642
- ISBN: 0470559640
- Physical Description: xiv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Starting off with the basics. Assembling your tools ; Assigning signs : positive and negative numbers ; Figuring out fractions and dealing with decimals ; Exploring exponents and raising radicals ; Doing operations in order and checking your answers -- Figuring out factoring. Working with numbers in their prime ; Sharing the fun : distribution ; Getting to first base with factoring ; Getting the second degree ; Factoring special cases -- Working equations. Establishing ground rules for solving equations ; Solving linear equations ; Taking a crack at quadratic equations ; Distinguishing equations with distinctive powers ; Rectifying inequalities -- Applying algebra. Taking measure with formulas ; Formulating for profit and pleasure ; Sorting out story problems ; Going visual : graphing ; Lining up graphs of lines -- The part of tens. The ten best ways to void pitfalls ; The ten most famous equations. |
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Subject: | Algebra. Mathematics. |
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