ALGEBRA I ESSENTIALS FOR DUMMIES. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Sterling, Mary Jane
• Contents: Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Beyond the Book; Chapter 1 Setting the Scene for Actions in Algebra; Making Numbers Count; Facing reality with reals; Going green with naturals; Wholesome whole numbers; Integrating integers; Behaving with rationals; Reacting to irrationals; Picking out primes and composites; Giving Meaning to Words and Symbols; Valuing vocabulary; Signing up for symbols; Going for grouping; Operating with Signed Numbers Adding signed numbersSubtracting signed numbers; Multiplying and dividing signed numbers; Dealing with Decimals and Fractions; Changing fractions to decimals; Changing decimals to fractions; Chapter 2 Examining Powers and Roots; Expanding and Contracting with Exponents; Exhibiting Exponent Products; Taking Division to Exponents; Taking on the Power of Zero; Taking on the Negativity of Exponents; Putting Powers to Work; Circling around Square Roots; Chapter 3 Ordering and Distributing: The Business of Algebra; Taking Orders for Operations; Dealing with Distributing Making Numbers and Variables CooperateRelating negative exponents to fractions; Creating powers with fractions; Making Distributions over More than One Term; Chapter 4 Factoring in the First and Second Degrees; Making Factoring Work; Facing the factoring method; Factoring out numbers and variables; Getting at the Basic Quadratic Expression; Following Up on FOIL and unFOIL; Making UnFOIL and the GCF Work Together; Getting the Best of Binomials; Facing up to the difference of two perfect squares; Creating factors for the difference of perfect cubes; Finishing with the sum of perfect cubes Chapter 5 Broadening the Factoring HorizonGrabbing onto Grouping; Getting the groups together; Grouping and unFOILing in the same package; Tackling Multiple Factoring Methods; Beginning with binomials; Finishing with binomials; Recognizing when you have a quadratic-like expression; Knowing When Enough Is Enough; Recruiting the Remainder Theorem; Getting real with synthetic division; Making good choices for synthetic division; Factoring Rational Expressions; Chapter 6 Solving Linear Equations; Playing by the Rules; Solving Equations with Two Terms; Depending on division Making use of multiplicationReciprocating the invitation; Taking on Three Terms; Eliminating a constant term; Vanquishing the extra variable term; Breaking Up the Groups; Nesting isn't for the birds; Distributing first; Multiplying before distributing; Focusing on Fractions; Promoting proportions; Taking advantage of proportions; Changing Formulas by Solving for Variables; Chapter 7 Tackling Second-Degree Quadratic Equations; Recognizing Quadratic Equations; Finding Solutions for Quadratic Equations; Applying Factorizations; Zeroing in on the multiplication property of zero
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : JOHN WILEY
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume.)
• Subjects: 512; Algebra; MATHEMATICS / Algebra / Intermediate; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119590989; 1119590981; 9781119590958; 1119590957
• Related ISBNs: 1119590965; 9781119590965
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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