Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra 3rd edition

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Bruce Crauder, Benny Evans, Alan Noell
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  • Chapter P: Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic
    • P: Enrichment Exercises (1)
    • P: Exercises (9)
    • P: Review Exercises (3)
    • P: Skill Building Exercises (16)

  • Chapter 1: Functions
    • 1.1: Functions given by formulas (39)
    • 1.2: Functions given by tables (40)
    • 1.3: Functions given by graphs (33)
    • 1.4: Functions given by words (40)
    • 1: Chapter Review Exercises (18)

  • Chapter 2: Graphical and Tabular Analysis
    • 2.1: Tables and Trends (40)
    • 2.2: Graphs (35)
    • 2.3: Solving linear equations (37)
    • 2.4: Solving nonlinear equations (36)
    • 2.5: Optimization (36)
    • 2: Chapter Review Exercises (20)

  • Chapter 3: Straight Lines and Linear Functions
    • 3.1: The geometry of lines (34)
    • 3.2: Linear functions (36)
    • 3.3: Modeling data with linear functions (30)
    • 3.4: Linear regression (34)
    • 3.5: Systems of equations (32)
    • 3: Chapter Review Exercises (20)

  • Chapter 4: Exponential Functions
    • 4.1: Exponential growth and decay (37)
    • 4.2: Modeling exponential data (29)
    • 4.3: Modeling nearby exponential data (34)
    • 4.4: Logarithmic functions (33)
    • 4.5: Connecting exponential and linear data (35)
    • 4: Chapter Review Exercises (20)

  • Chapter 5: A Survey of Other Common Functions
    • 5.1: Power functions (31)
    • 5.2: Modeling data with power functions (19)
    • 5.3: Combining and decomposing functions (23)
    • 5.4: Quadratic functions and parabolas (20)
    • 5.5: Higher-degree polynomials and rational functions (22)
    • 5: Chapter Review Exercises (9)

  • Chapter 6: Rates of Change
    • 6.1: Velocity (17)
    • 6.2: Rates of change for other functions (20)
    • 6.3: Estimating rates of change (16)
    • 6.4: Equations of change: Linear and exponential functions (18)
    • 6.5: Equations of change: Graphical solutions (17)
    • 6: Chapter Review Exercises (9)

  • Chapter 7: Mathematics of Population Ecology
    • 7.1: Population dynamics: Exponential growth (17)
    • 7.2: Population dynamics: Logistic growth (17)
    • 7.3: Population structure: Survivorship curves (16)
    • 7: Chapter Review Exercises (5)

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Chapter P: Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic
P.EE 1 02
P.EX 9 02.SBS 04 06 10 12 14 16 20 22
P.R 3 01 04 06
P.SB 16 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Chapter 1: Functions
1.R 18 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018
1.1 39 EE.01 EE.02 EE.05 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 EX.23 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04.SBS SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12 SB.13
1.2 40 EE.01 EE.02 EE.10 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12 SB.13 SB.14 SB.15.SBS
1.3 33 EE.02 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03.SBS EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
1.4 40 EE.02 EE.06 EE.07 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.23 EX.24 EX.25 EX.26 SB.01.SBS SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 2: Graphical and Tabular Analysis
2.R 20 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020
2.1 40 EE.03 EE.04 EE.05 EE.06 EE.08 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14.SBS EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 EX.23 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
2.2 35 EE.03 EE.06 EX.01.SBS EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
2.3 37 EE.01 EE.02 EE.03 EE.04 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12.SBS EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
2.4 37 EE.01 EE.02.SBS EE.03 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
2.5 36 EE.04 EE.05.SBS EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 3: Straight Lines and Linear Functions
3.R 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
3.1 34 EE.03 EE.07 EE.08 EX.01.SBS EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
3.2 36 EE.01 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 EX.21 SB.01.SBS SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12 SB.13 SB.14
3.3 30 EE.04 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 SB.01.SBS SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
3.4 34 EE.02 EE.03 EE.04.SBS EE.05 EE.06 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
3.5 32 EE.01 EE.02 EE.03 EE.06 EE.07 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07.SBS SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 4: Exponential Functions
4.R 20 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
4.1 37 EE.01 EE.02 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19.SBS EX.20 EX.21 EX.22 EX.23 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
4.2 29 EE.02 EX.01.SBS EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
4.3 34 EE.01 EE.02 EE.03 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18.SBS EX.19 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
4.4 35 EE.01 EE.02 EE.03.SBS EE.04 EE.06 EE.07 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
4.5 35 EE.04.SBS EE.05 EE.06 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 EX.18 EX.19 EX.20 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 5: A Survey of Other Common Functions
5.R 9 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18
5.1 31 EE.03.SBS EE.05 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.09 EX.10 EX.11 EX.12 EX.13 EX.14 EX.15 EX.16 EX.17 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
5.2 19 EE.04.SBS EX.02 EX.04 EX.10 EX.12 EX.14 EX.16 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
5.3 23 EX.01 EX.02 EX.03 EX.04 EX.05 EX.06 EX.07 EX.08 EX.10.SBS EX.12 EX.14 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
5.4 20 EE.04 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08.SBS EX.10 EX.12 EX.14 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
5.5 22 EE.03.SBS EX.02 EX.04 EX.08 EX.10 EX.12 EX.14 EX.16 EX.18 EX.20 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 6: Rates of Change
6.R 9 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 18
6.1 17 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07.SBS SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
6.2 20 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 EX.12.SBS EX.14 EX.16 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
6.3 16 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08.SBS EX.10 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
6.4 18 EX.02.SBS EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 EX.12 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
6.5 17 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03.SBS SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Chapter 7: Mathematics of Population Ecology
7.R 5 02 04 06 08 10
7.1 17 EX.02 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 EX.12 SB.01 SB.02.SBS SB.03 SB.04 SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
7.2 17 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 EX.10 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04.SBS SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
7.3 16 EX.02 EX.04 EX.06 EX.08 SB.01 SB.02 SB.03 SB.04.SBS SB.05 SB.06 SB.07 SB.08 SB.09 SB.10 SB.11 SB.12
Total 1056