College Algebra: A Graphing Approach

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College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Third Edition
Ron Larson - The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
Robert P. Hostetler - The Pennsylvania State University, The Behrend College
Bruce H. Edwards - University of Florida


	ACE Practice Tests Chapter P Prerequisites P.1 Real Numbers P.2 Exponents and Radicals P.3 Polynomials and Factoring P.4 Rational Expressions P.5 Graphical Representation of Data Chapter 1 Functions and Their Graphs 1.1 Graphs of Equations 1.2 Lines in the Plane 1.3 Functions 1.4 Graphs of Functions 1.5 Shifting, Reflecting, and Stretching Graphs 1.6 Combinations of Functions 1.7 Inverse Functions Chapter 2 Intercepts, Zeros, and Solutions 2.1 Modeling with Linear Equations 2.2 Solving Equations Graphically 2.3 Complex Numbers 2.4 Solving Equations Algebraically 2.5 Solving Inequalities Algebraically and Graphically Chapter 3 Polynomial and Rational Functions 3.1 Quadratic Functions 3.2 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree 3.3 Real Zeros of Polynomial Functions 3.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra 3.5 Rational Functions and Asymptotes 3.6 Graphs of Rational Functions Chapter 4 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 4.1 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs 4.2 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs 4.3 Properties of Logarithms 4.4 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Models Chapter 5 Systems of Equations and Inequalities 5.1 Solving Systems of Equations 5.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 5.3 Multivariable Linear Systems 5.4 Systems of Inequalities 5.5 Linear Programming Chapter 6 Matrices and Determinants 6.1 Matrices and Systems of Equations 6.2 Operations with Matrices 6.3 The Inverse of a Square Matrix 6.4 The Determinant of a Square Matrix 6.5 Applications of Matrices and Determinants Chapter 7 Sequences, Series, and Probability 7.1 Sequences and Series 7.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Partial Sums 7.3 Geometric Sequences and Series 7.4 Mathematical Induction 7.5 The Binomial Theorem 7.6 Counting Principles 7.7 Probability Chapter 8 Conics and Parametric Equations 8.1 Conics 8.2 Translations of Conics 8.3 Parametric Equations





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