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Intermediate Algebra

College of the Redwoods, Department of Mathematics
 

This textbook is used by the Department of Mathematics at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California for instructional purposes in their Math 120 course, Intermediate Algebra. This text was written by the department specifically for use in Math 120.

Note: The print book is in two parts. The order link above takes you to the first part (chapters 1-5). For the full book you also need the second part.

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  • Chapter 1: Preliminaries
    • Section 1: Number Systems
    • Section 2: Solving Equations
    • Section 3: Logic
    • Section 4: Compound Inequalities
  • Chapter 2: Functions
    • Section 1: Introduction to Functions
    • Section 2: The Graph of a Function
    • Section 3: Interpreting the Graph of a Function
    • Section 4: Solving Equations and Inequalities by Graphing
    • Section 5: Vertical Geometric Transformations
    • Section 6: Horizontal Geometric Transformations
  • Chapter 3: Linear Functions
    • Section 1: Linear Models
    • Section 2: Slope
    • Section 3: Equations of Lines
    • Section 4: Point-Slope Form of a Line
    • Section 5: The Line of Best Fit
  • Chapter 4: Absolute Value Functions
    • Section 1: Piecewise-Defined Functions
    • Section 2: Absolute Value
    • Section 3: Absolute Value Equations
    • Section 4: Absolute Value Inequalities
  • Chapter 5: Quadratic Functions
    • Section 1: The Parabola
    • Section 2: Vertex Form
    • Section 3: Zeros of the Quadratic
    • Section 4: The Quadratic Formula
    • Section 5: Motion
    • Section 6: Optimization
  • Chapter 6: Polynomial Functions
    • Section 1: Polynomial Functions
    • Section 2: Zeros of Polynomials
    • Section 3: Extrema and Models
  • Chapter 7: Rational Functions
    • Section 1: Introducing Rational Functions
    • Section 2: Reducing Rational Functions
    • Section 3: Graphing Rational Functions
    • Section 4: Products and Quotients of Rational Functions
    • Section 5: Sums and Differences of Rational Functions
    • Section 6: Complex Fractions
    • Section 7: Solving Rational Equations
    • Section 8: Applications of Rational Functions
  • Chapter 8: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • Section 1: Exponents and Roots
    • Section 2: Exponential Functions
    • Section 3: Applications of Exponential Functions
    • Section 4: Inverse Functions
    • Section 5: Logarithmic Functions
    • Section 6: Properties of Logarithms; Solving Exponential Equations
    • Section 7: Exponential Growth and Decay
    • Section 8: Additional Topics
  • Chapter 9: Radical Functions
    • Section 1: The Square Root Function
    • Section 2: Multiplication Properties of Radicals
    • Section 3: Division Properties of Radicals
    • Section 4: Radical Expressions
    • Section 5: Radical Equations
    • Section 6: The Pythagorean Theorem
Supplements: None