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CHAPTER 0 : A brief review of arithmetic skills : 0.1 Simplifying fractions ; 0.2 Adding and subtracting fractions ; 0.3 Multiplying and dividing fractions ; 0.4 Using decimals ; 0.5 Using percent ; 0.6 Rounding and estimating ; 0.7 Using the mathematics blueprint for problem solving --
CHAPTER 1 : Real numbers and variables : 1.1 Adding real numbers ; 1.2 Subtracting real numbers ; 1.3 Multiplying and dividing real numbers ; 1.4 Exponents ; 1.5 The order of operations ; 1.6 Using the distributive property to simplify algebraic expressions ; 1.7 Combining like terms ; 1.8 Using substitution to evaluate algebraic expressions and formulas ; 1.9 Grouping symbols --
CHAPTER 2 : Equations and inequalities : 2.1 The addition principle of equality ; 2.2 The multiplication principle of equality ; 2.3 Using the addition and multiplication principles together ; 2.4 Solving equations with fractions ; 2.5 Formulas ; 2.6 Writing and graphing inequalities ; 2.7 Solving inequalities --
CHAPTER 3 : Solving applied problems : 3.1 Translating English phrases into algebraic expressions ; 3.2 Using equations to solve word problems ; 3.3 Solving word problems: comparisons ; 3.4 Solving word problems: the value of money and percents ; 3.5 Solving word problems using geometric formulas ; 3.6 Using inequalities to solve word problems --
CHAPTER 4 : Exponents and polynomials : 4.1 The rules of exponents ; 4.2 Negative exponents and scientific notation ; 4.3 Fundamental polynomial operations ; 4.4 Multiplying polynomials ; 4.5 Multiplication: special cases ; 4.6 Dividing polynomials --
CHAPTER 5 : Factoring : 5.1 Removing a common factor ; 5.2 Factoring by grouping ; 5.3 Factoring trinomials of the form x² + bx + c ; 5.4 Factoring trinomials of the form ax² + bx + c ; 5.5 Special cases of factoring ; 5.6 A brief review of factoring ; 5.7 Solving quadratic equations by factoring --
CHAPTER 6 : Rational expressions and equations : 6.1 Simplifying rational expressions ; 6.2 Multiplying and dividing rational expressions ; 6.3 Adding and subtracting rational expressions ; 6.4 Simplifying complex rational expressions ; 6.5 Solving equations involving rational expressions ; 6.6 Ratio, proportion, and other applied problems --
CHAPTER 7 : Graphing and functions : 7.1 The rectangular coordinate system ; 7.2 Graphing linear equations ; 7.3 The slope of a line ; 7.4 Writing the equation of a line ; 7.5 Graphing linear inequalities ; 7.6 Functions --
CHAPTER 8 : Systems of equations : 8.1 Solving a system of equations in two variables by graphing ; 8.2 Solving a system of equations in two variables by the substitution method ; 8.3 Solving a system of equations in two variables by the addition method ; 8.4 Review of methods for solving systems of equations ; 8.5 Solving word problems using systems of equations --
CHAPTER 9 : Radicals : 9.1 Square roots ; 9.2 Simplifying radical expressions ; 9.3 Adding and subtracting radical expressions ; 9.4 Multiplying radical expressions ; 9.5 Dividing radical rxpressions ; 9.6 The Pythagorean theorem and radical equations ; 9.7 Word problems involving radicals: direct and inverse variation --
CHAPTER 10 : Quadratic equations : 10.1 Introduction to quadratic equations ; 10.2 Using the square root property and completing the square to find solutions ; 10.3 Using the quadratic formula to find solutions ; 10.4 Graphing quadratic equations ; 10.5 Formulas and applied problems.