Beginning Algebra: A Text/Workbook 8th edition

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Charles P. McKeague
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  • Chapter 1: The Basics
    • 1.1: Notation and Symbols (24)
    • 1.2: Real Numbers (21)
    • 1.3: Addition of Real Numbers (22)
    • 1.4: Subtraction of Real Numbers (22)
    • 1.5: Properties of Real Numbers (23)
    • 1.6: Multiplication of Real Numbers (21)
    • 1.7: Division of Real Numbers (22)
    • 1.8: Subsets of the Real Numbers (29)
    • 1.9: Addition and Subtraction with Fractions (22)

  • Chapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities
    • 2.1: Simplifying Expressions (21)
    • 2.2: Addition Property of Equality (23)
    • 2.3: Multiplication Property of Equality (21)
    • 2.4: Solving Linear Equations (23)
    • 2.5: Formulas (21)
    • 2.6: Applications (23)
    • 2.7: More Applications (21)
    • 2.8: Linear Equalities (23)
    • 2.9: Compound Inequalities (24)

  • Chapter 3: Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables
    • 3.1: Paired Data and Graphing Ordered Pairs (19)
    • 3.2: Solutions to Linear Equations in Two Variables (21)
    • 3.3: Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables (20)
    • 3.4: More on Graphing: Intercepts (23)
    • 3.5: The Slope of a Line (29)
    • 3.6: Finding the Equation of a Line (23)
    • 3.7: Linear Inequalities in Two Variables (23)

  • Chapter 4: Systems of Linear Equations
    • 4.1: Solving Linear Systems by Graphing (21)
    • 4.2: The Elimination Method (23)
    • 4.3: The Substitution Method (22)
    • 4.4: Applications (23)

  • Chapter 5: Exponents and Polynomials
    • 5.1: Multiplication with Exponents (22)
    • 5.2: Division with Exponents (24)
    • 5.3: Operations with Monomials (19)
    • 5.4: Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials (21)
    • 5.5: Multiplication with Polynomials (23)
    • 5.6: Binomial Squares and Other Special Products (22)
    • 5.7: Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial (23)
    • 5.8: Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial (23)

  • Chapter 6: Factoring
    • 6.1: The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping (22)
    • 6.2: Factoring Trinomials (23)
    • 6.3: More Trinomials to Factor (22)
    • 6.4: The Difference of Two Squares (21)
    • 6.5: The Sum and Difference of Two Cubes (21)
    • 6.6: Factoring: A General Review (24)
    • 6.7: Solving Equations by Factoring (23)
    • 6.8: Applications (23)

  • Chapter 7: Rational Expressions
    • 7.1: Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms (23)
    • 7.2: Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions (21)
    • 7.3: Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions (23)
    • 7.4: Equations Involving Rational Expressions (23)
    • 7.5: Applications (23)
    • 7.6: Complex Fractions (23)
    • 7.7: Proportions (23)
    • 7.8: Variation (23)

  • Chapter 8: Roots and Radicals
    • 8.1: Definitions and Common Roots (22)
    • 8.2: Properties of Radicals (22)
    • 8.3: Simplified Form for Radicals (22)
    • 8.4: Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions (23)
    • 8.5: Multiplication and Division of Radicals (23)
    • 8.6: Equations Involving Radicals (23)

  • Chapter 9: Quadratic Equations
    • 9.1: More Quadratic Equations (23)
    • 9.2: Completing the Square (21)
    • 9.3: The Quadratic Formula (23)
    • 9.4: Complex Numbers (23)
    • 9.5: Complex Solutions to Quadratic Equations (23)
    • 9.6: Graphing Parabolas (23)

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Chapter 1: The Basics
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Chapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities
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Chapter 3: Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables
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Chapter 4: Systems of Linear Equations
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Chapter 5: Exponents and Polynomials
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Chapter 6: Factoring
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Chapter 7: Rational Expressions
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Chapter 8: Roots and Radicals
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Chapter 9: Quadratic Equations
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