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Ron Larson and Robert P. Hostetler
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  • Chapter P: Prerequisites
    • P.1: Review of Real Numbers and Their Properties (42)
    • P.2: Exponents and Radicals (28)
    • P.3: Polynomials and Special Products (26)
    • P.4: Factoring Polynomials (39)
    • P.5: Rational Expressions (30)
    • P.6: Errors and the Algebra of Calculus (16)
    • P.7: The Rectangular Coordinate System and Graphs (26)
    • P: Review Exercise

  • Chapter 1: Equations, Inequalities, and Mathematical Modeling
    • 1.1: Graphs of Equations (17)
    • 1.2: Linear Equations in One Variable (25)
    • 1.3: Modeling with Linear Equations (24)
    • 1.4: Quadratic Equations and Applications (35)
    • 1.5: Complex Numbers (21)
    • 1.6: Other Types of Equations (27)
    • 1.7: Linear Inequalities in One Variable (28)
    • 1.8: Other Types of Inequalities (21)
    • 1: Review Exercise (10)

  • Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs
    • 2.1: Linear Equations in Two Variables (31)
    • 2.2: Functions (25)
    • 2.3: Analyzing Graphs of Functions (25)
    • 2.4: A library of Parent Functions (17)
    • 2.5: Transformations of Functions (19)
    • 2.6: Combinations of Functions: Composite Functions (18)
    • 2.7: Inverse Functions (23)
    • 2: Review Exercise (9)

  • Chapter 3: Polynomial Functions
    • 3.1: Quadratic Functions and Models (23)
    • 3.2: Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree (26)
    • 3.3: Polynomial and Synthetic Division (21)
    • 3.4: Zeros of Polynomial Functions (31)
    • 3.5: Mathematical Modeling and Variation (19)
    • 3: Review Exercise (4)

  • Chapter 4: Rational Functions and Conics
    • 4.1: Rational Functions and Asymptotes (14)
    • 4.2: Graphs of Rational Functions (22)
    • 4.3: Conics (23)
    • 4.4: Translations of Conics (20)
    • 4: Review Exercise (1)

  • Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.1: Exponential Functions and Their Graphs (18)
    • 5.2: Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs (24)
    • 5.3: Properties of Logarithms (24)
    • 5.4: Exponential and Logarithmic Equations (29)
    • 5.5: Exponential and Logarithmic Models (20)
    • 5: Review Exercise (8)

  • Chapter 6: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
    • 6.1: Linear and Nonlinear Systems of Equations (21)
    • 6.2: Two-Variable Linear Systems (20)
    • 6.3: Multivariable Linear Systems (24)
    • 6.4: Partial Fractions (15)
    • 6.5: Systems of Inequalities (21)
    • 6.6: Linear Programming (15)
    • 6: Review Exercise (4)

  • Chapter 7: Matrices and Determinants
    • 7.1: Matrices and Systems of Equations (26)
    • 7.2: Operations with Matrices (22)
    • 7.3: The Inverse of a Square Matrix (17)
    • 7.4: The Determinant of a Square Matrix (23)
    • 7.5: Applications of Matrices and Determinants (13)
    • 7: Review Exercise (4)

  • Chapter 8: Sequences, Series, and Probability
    • 8.1: Sequences and Series (30)
    • 8.2: Arithmetic Sequences and Partial Sums (25)
    • 8.3: Geometric Sequences and Series (23)
    • 8.4: Mathematical Induction (16)
    • 8.5: The Binomial Theorem (22)
    • 8.6: Counting Principles (18)
    • 8.7: Probability (28)
    • 8: Review Exercise (6)

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Chapter P: Prerequisites
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Chapter 1: Equations, Inequalities, and Mathematical Modeling
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Chapter 2: Functions and Their Graphs
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Chapter 3: Polynomial Functions
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Chapter 4: Rational Functions and Conics
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Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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Chapter 6: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
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Chapter 7: Matrices and Determinants
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Chapter 8: Sequences, Series, and Probability
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