Elementary Algebra (Student Book)
by Harold R. Jacobs Author
Combines real-life examples, carefully structured exercises, and humor to help students learn and remember; not for casual mathematicians. Use with Elementary Algebra instructor's manual.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-7167-1047-1
- Print Status
- In Print
- Lessons
- 17
- Pages
- 876
- Suggested Grades
- 9th - 12th
- Publisher
- W. H. Freeman and Company
- Edition
- First Edition
- Copyright
- 1979
- URL
- http://www.whfreeman.com/college/book.asp?disc=...
Lessons
- -- Intro Lesson
- 1.1 Addition
- 1.2 Subtraction
- 1.3 Multiplication
- 1.4 Division
- 1.5 Raising to a Power
- 1.6 Zero and One
- 1.7 Several Operations
- 1.8 Parentheses
- 1.9 The Distributive Rule
- -- Chapter one Summary and Review
- -- Chapter one Test
- 2.1 An Introduction to Functions
- 2.2 The Coordinate Graph
- 2.3 More on Functions
- 2.4 Direct Variation
- 2.5 Linear Functions
- 2.6 Inverse Variation
- -- Chapter 2 Summary and Review
- -- Chapter 2 Test
- 3.1 The Integers
- 3.2 More on the Coordinate Graph
- 3.3 Addition
- 3.4 Subtraction
- 3.5 Multiplication
- 3,6 Division
- 3.7 Several Operations
- -- Chapter three Summary and Review
- -- Chapter three Test
- 4.1 The Rational Numbers
- 4.2 Absolute Value and Addition
- 4.3 More on Operations with Rational Numbers
- 4.4 Apporoximations
- 4.5 More on Graphing Functions
- -- Chapter four Summary and Review
- -- Chapter four Test
- 5.1 Equations
- 5.2 Inverse Operations
- 5.3 Equivalent Equations
- 5.4 Equivalent Expressions
- 5.5 More on Solving Equations
- 5.6 Length and Area
- 5.7 Distance, Rate, and Time
- 5.8 Rate Problems
- -- Chapter five Summary and Review
- -- Chapter five Test
- 6.1 Equations in two Variables
- 6.2 Formulas
- 6.3 Graphing Linear Equations
- 6.4 Intercepts
- 6.5 Slope
- 6.6 The Slope-Intercept Form
- -- Chapter six Summary and Review
- -- Chapter six Test
- 7.1 Simultaneous Equations
- 7.2 Solving by Subraction
- 7.3 More on Solving by Addition and Subraction
- 7.4 Graphing Simultaneous Equations
- 7.5 Inconsistent and Equivalent Equations
- 7.6 Solving by Substitution
- 7.7 Mixture Problems
- -- Chapter seven Summary and Review
- -- Chapter sever Test
- 8.1 Large Numbers
- 8.2 A Fundamental Property of Exponents
- 8.3 Two More Properties of Exponents
- 8.4 Zero and Negative Exponents
- 8.5 Small Numbers
- 8.6 Powers of Products and Quotients
- 8.7 Exponential Functions
- -- Chapter eight Summary and Review
- -- Chapter eight Test
- -- Midterm Review
- -- Midterm Test
- 9.1 Monomials
- 9.2 Polynomials
- 9.3 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
- 9.4 Multiplying Polynomials
- 9.5 More on Multiplying Polynomials
- 9.6 Squaring Binomials
- 9.7 Dividing Polynomials
- -- Chapter nine Summary and Review
- -- Chapter nine Test
- 10.1 Prime and Composite Numbers
- 10.2 Monomials and Their Factors
- 10.3 Polynomials and Their Factors
- 10.4 Factoring Second-Degree Polynomials
- 10.5 Factoring the Difference of Two Squares
- 10.6 Factoring Trinomial Squares
- 10.7 More on Factoring Second-Degree Polynomials
- 10.8 Factoring Higher-Degree Plynomials
- -- Chapter ten Summary and Review
- -- Chapter ten Test
- 11.1 Fractions
- 11.2 Algebraic Fractions
- 11.3 Adding and Subtracting Fractions
- 11.4 More on Addition and Subtraction
- 11.5 Multiplying Fractions
- 11.6 More on Multipication
- 11.7 Dividing Fractions
- 11.8 Complex Fractions
- -- Chapter eleven Summary and Review
- -- Chapter eleven Test
- 12.1 Square and Square Roots
- 12.2 Square Roots of Products
- 12.3 Square Roots of Quotients
- 12.4 Adding and Subtraction Square Roots
- 12.5 Multiplying Square Roots
- 12.6 Dividing Square Roots
- 12.7 Radical Equations
- -- Chapter twelve Summary and Review
- -- Chapter twelve Test
- 13.1 Polynomial Equations
- 13.2 Polynomial Functions
- 13.3 Solving Polynomial Equations by Graphing
- 13.4 Solving Polynomial Equations by Factoring
- 13.5 Solving Polynomial Equations by Taking Square Roots
- 13.6 Completing the Square
- 13.7 The Quadratic Formula
- 13.8 The Discriminant
- 13.9 Solving Higher-Degree Equations
- -- Chapter 13 Summary and Review
- 14.1 Ration Numbers
- 14.2 Irrational Numbers
- 14.3 More Irrational Numbers
- 14.4 Pi
- 14.5 The Real Numbers
- -- Chapter 14 Summary and Review
- -- Chapter 14 Test
- 15.1 Ratio and Proportion
- 15.2 Equations Containing Fractions
- 15.3 More on Fractional Equations
- 15.4 Solving Formulas
- 15.5 More on Solving Formulas
- -- Chapter 15 Summary and Review
- -- Chapter 15 Test
- 16.1 Inequalities
- 16.2 Solving Linear Inequalities
- 16.3 More on Solving Inequalities
- 16.4 Absolute Value and Inequalities
- -- Chapter 16 Summary and Review
- -- Chapter 16 Test
- 17.1 Number Sequences
- 17.2 Arithmetic Sequences
- 17.3 Geometric Sequences
- 17.4 Infinite Geometric Sequences
- -- Chapter 17 Summary and Review
- -- Chapter 17 Test
- -- Final Review
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