Huettenmueller, Rhonda  <br/><br/>
Algebra demystified / 
Rhonda Huettenmueller 
 - 2nd 
 - New York:  McGraw-Hill;  2011 
 - 480 p. 
<br/><br/>How to use this book<br/>1: Fractions<br/>Fraction multiplication<br/>Multiplying fractions and whole numbers<br/>Fraction division<br/>Simplifying fractions<br/>Greatest common divisor<br/>Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators<br/>Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators<br/>Least Common Denominator (LCD)<br/>Finding the LCD<br/>Adding more than two fractions<br/>Whole number-fraction arithmetic<br/>Compound fractions<br/>Mixed numbers and improper fractions<br/>Fractions and division of whole numbers<br/>Mixed number arithmetic<br/>Multiplying mixed numbers<br/>Dividing mixed numbers<br/>Recognizing quantities and relationships in word problems<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>2: Introduction To Variables<br/>Simplifying fractions containing variables<br/>Operations on fractions containing variables<br/>Fraction division and compound fractions<br/>Adding and subtracting fractions containing variables<br/>Variables in word problems<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>3: Decimals<br/>Adding and subtracting decimal numbers<br/>Multiplying decimal numbers<br/>Containing decimals<br/>Division with decimals<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>4: Negative Numbers<br/>Sum of a positive number and a negative number<br/>Subtracting a larger number from a smaller number<br/>Subtracting a positive number from a negative number<br/>Double negatives<br/>Rewriting a subtraction problem as an addition problem<br/>Multiplication and division with negative numbers<br/>Negating variables<br/>Fractions and negative signs<br/>Review<br/>Quiz<br/>5: Exponents And Roots<br/>Exponent properties and algebraic expressions<br/>Adding/subtracting fractions<br/>Multiplying/dividing with exponents<br/>Roots<br/>Simplifying roots<br/>Roots expressed as exponents<br/>Simplifying multiple roots<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz. 6: Factoring And The Distributive Property<br/>Distributing negative numbers<br/>Combining like terms<br/>Adding/subtracting fractions<br/>Factoring<br/>Factoring with negative numbers<br/>More factoring<br/>Factoring by grouping<br/>Factoring to simplify fractions<br/>FOIL method<br/>Factoring quadratic polynomials<br/>Factoring the difference of two squares<br/>More on factoring quadratic polynomials<br/>Quadratic-type expressions<br/>Factoring to simplify a larger family of fractions<br/>Adding/subtracting fractions<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>7: Linear Equations<br/>Solving equations<br/>Strategy for solving linear equations<br/>Decimals<br/>Formulas<br/>Equations leading to linear equations<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>8: Linear Applications<br/>Percents<br/>Increasing/decreasing by a percent<br/>Working with formulas<br/>Number sense<br/>Problems involving three unknowns<br/>Grade problems<br/>Coin problems<br/>Investment problems<br/>Mixture problems<br/>Work problems<br/>Distance problems<br/>Geometric figures<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>9: Linear Inequalities<br/>Inequalities and the number line<br/>Solving linear inequalities<br/>Interval notation<br/>Applied problems<br/>Bounded intervals<br/>Solving double inequalities<br/>Applications of double inequalities<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>10: Quadratic Equations<br/>Solving quadratic equations by factoring<br/>Extracting roots<br/>Solving quadratic equations with the quadratic formula<br/>Rational equations that lead to quadratic equations<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>11: Quadratic Applications<br/>Number sense problems<br/>Revenue problems<br/>More work problems<br/>Height of a falling object<br/>Problems in geometry<br/>Distance problems<br/>Round-trip problems<br/>Summary<br/>Quiz<br/>Final exam<br/>Answers to quizzes and final exam<br/>Appendix<br/>Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071743617 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>512  / Hu Al