Master math : algebra / Debra Anne Ross.

"Master everything from simple algebraic equations to polynomials and graphing"--cover.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1: Translating Problems Into Algebraic Equations -- 1-1: Introduction to algebra -- 1-2: Translating English into algebraic equations -- 1-3: Algebra terminology -- 1-4: Simple word problems -- Chapter 2: Simplifying Algebraic Equations -- 2-1: Commutative, associative, and distributive properties of addition and multiplication -- 2-2: Using associative and distributive properties -- 2-3: Combining like terms in algebraic equations -- 2-4: Simplifying algebraic equations by removing parentheses and combining like terms -- 2-5: General order to perform operations in algebra -- Chapter 3: Solving Simple Algebraic Equations -- 3-1: Solving algebraic equations that have one unknown variable -- 3-2: Solving simple algebraic equations containing fractions -- 3-3: Solving simple algebraic equations containing radicals -- Chapter 4: Algebraic Inequalities -- 4-1: Solving algebraic inequalities with one unknown variable -- Chapter 5: Polynomials -- 5-1: Definitions -- 5-2: Addition of polynomials -- 5-3: Subtraction of polynomials -- 5-4: Multiplication of polynomials -- 5-5: Division of polynomials -- 5-6: Factoring polynomials with a common monomial factor -- 5-7: Factoring polynomial expressions with the form ax2 + bx + c -- Chapter 6: Algebraic Fractions With Polynomial Expressions -- 6-1: factoring and reducing algebraic fractions -- 6-2: Multiplication of algebraic fractions -- 6-3: Division of algebraic fractions -- 6-4: Addition and subtraction of algebraic fractions --

Chapter 7: Solving Quadratic Polynomial Equations With One Unknown Variable -- 7-1: Defining and Solving Quadratic (Polynomial) Equations -- 7-2: Using factoring to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable -- 7-3: Using the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable -- 7-4: Using the square root method to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable -- 7-5: Using the method of completing the square to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable -- Chapter 8: Solving Systems Of Linear Equations With Two Or Three Unknown Variables -- 8-1: Solving systems of linear equations with two or more unknown variables -- 8-2: Using the elimination method to solve systems of linear equations with two unknown variables -- 8-3: Using the substitution method to solve systems of linear equations with two unknown variables -- 8-4: Using the method of determinants to solve systems of two linear equations with two unknown variables -- 8-5: Solving systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables -- 8-6: Using the elimination method to solve systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables -- 8-7: Using the substitution method to solve systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables -- 8-8: Using the matrix method to solve systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables -- 8-9: Using the method of determinants of a square matrix to solve systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables -- Chapter 9: Working with coordinate systems and graphing equations -- 9-1: Introduction and definitions -- 9-2: Graphing linear equations -- 9-3: Slope of a line -- 9-4: Graphs of the equations for the parabola -- 9-5: Graphing quadratic equations -- 9-6: Using graphing to solve quadratic equations -- 9-7: Using graphing to solve two linear equations with two unknown variables -- 9-8: Examples of other equation forms that graph to shapes on a coordinate system -- Index.

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