Title:
Algebra II for Dummies / by Mary Jane Sterling.
Author:
Sterling, Mary Jane, author.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2015]
Call Number:
QA159.2 .S753 2015
Abstract:
Algebra can evoke anxiety in the best of us. Sterling shows you how to get up to speed on exponential functions, conic sections, matrices, and other advanced concepts. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015937848-t.htmlContributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015937848-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1606/2015937848-d.html
Edition:
2nd edition.
ISBN:
9781119090625
9781119090731
9781119090632
Series:
For dummies
--For dummies.
Physical Description:
xiv, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
Going beyond beginning algebra -- Toeing the straight line: linear equations -- Conquering quadratic equations -- Rooting out the rational, radical, and negative -- Graphing your way to the good life -- Formulating function facts -- Sketching and interpreting quadratic functions -- Staying ahead of the curves: polynomials -- Reasoning with rational functions -- Exposing exponential and logarithmic functions -- Cutting up conic sections -- Solving systems of linear equations -- Solving systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities -- Simplifying complex numbers in a complex world -- Making moves with matrices -- Making a list: sequences and series -- Everything you wanted to know about sets -- Ten multiplication tricks -- Ten special types of numbers.
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