Algebra II for dummies [electronic resource] / by Mary Jane Sterling.
Offers an introduction to the principles of algebra II, from exponential functions and laws of logarithms to conic sections and matrices.
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- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 370 p.) : ill.
- Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- PART I: HOMING IN ON BASIC SOLUTIONS: Going beyond beginning algebra -- Toeing the straight line: linear equations -- Cracking quadratic equations -- Rooting out the rational, radical, and negative -- Graphing your way to the good life -- PART II: FACING OFF WITH FUNCTIONS: Formulating function facts -- Sketching and interpreting quadratic equations -- Staying ahead of the curves: polynomials -- Relying on reason: rational functions -- Exposing exponential and logarithmic functions -- PART III: CONQUERING CONICS AND SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS: Cutting up conic sections -- Solving systems of linear equations -- Solving systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities -- PART IV: SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR WITH ADVANCED CONCEPTS: Simplifying complex numbers in a complex world -- Making moves with matrices -- Making a list: sequences and series -- Everything you wanted to know about sets -- PART V: THE PART OF TENS: Ten multiplication tricks -- Ten special types of numbers.
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- Description based on print version record.
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