<p><strong>Mike Sullivan&rsquo;s</strong> time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: <em>preparing </em>for class, <em>practicing </em>with homework, and <em>reviewing</em> the concepts. In the <strong>Ninth Edition</strong>, <strong>College Algebra </strong>has evolved to meet today&rsquo;s course needs, building on these hallmarks by integrating projects and other interactive learning tools for use in the classroom or online.</p><p>New Internet-based Chapter Projects apply skills to real-world problems and are accompanied by assignable MathXL exercises to make it easier to incorporate these projects into the course. In addition, a variety of new exercise types, Showcase Examples, and video tutorials for MathXL exercises give instructors even more flexibility, while helping students build their conceptual understanding.</p>

<p><b>R. Review</b></p><p>R.1 Real Numbers</p><p>R.2 Algebra Essentials</p><p>R.3 Geometry Essentials</p><p>R.4 Polynomials</p><p>R.5 Factoring Polynomials</p><p>R.6 Synthetic Division</p><p>R.7 Rational Expressions</p><p>R.8 nth Roots; Rational Exponents</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>1. Equations and Inequalities</b></p><p>1.1 Linear Equations</p><p>1.2 Quadratic Equations</p><p>1.3 Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System</p><p>1.4 Radical Equations; Equations Quadratic in Form; Factorable Equations</p><p>1.5 Solving Inequalities</p><p>1.6 Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value</p><p>1.7 Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, Uniform Motion, and Constant Rate Job Applications</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>2. Graphs</b></p><p>2.1 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas</p><p>2.2 Graphs of Equations in Two Variables; Intercepts; Symmetry</p><p>2.3 Lines</p><p>2.4 Circles</p><p>2.5 Variation</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>3. Functions and Their Graphs</b></p><p>3.1 Functions</p><p>3.2 The Graph of a Function</p><p>3.3 Properties of Functions</p><p>3.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions</p><p>3.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations</p><p>3.6 Mathematical Models: Building Functions</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>4. Linear and Quadratic Functions</b></p><p>4.1 Linear Functions and Their Properties</p><p>4.2 Building Linear Functions from Data</p><p>4.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties</p><p>4.4 Quadratic Models; Building Quadratic Functions from Data</p><p>4.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>5. Polynomial and Rational Functions</b></p><p>5.1 Polynomial Functions and Models</p><p>5.2 Properties of Rational Functions</p><p>5.3 The Graph of a Rational Function</p><p>5.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities</p><p>5.5 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function</p><p>5.6 Complex Zeros: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>6. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions</b></p><p>6.1 Composite Functions</p><p>6.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions</p><p>6.3 Exponential Functions</p><p>6.4 Logarithmic Functions</p><p>6.5 Properties of Logarithms</p><p>6.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations</p><p>6.7 Compound Interest</p><p>6.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton's Law; Logistic Growth and Decay Models</p><p>6.9 Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Functions from Data</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>7. Analytic Geometry</b></p><p>7.1 Conics</p><p>7.2 The Parabola</p><p>7.3 The Ellipse</p><p>7.4 The Hyperbola</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>8. Systems of Equations and Inequalities</b></p><p>8.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination</p><p>8.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices</p><p>8.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants</p><p>8.4 Matrix Algebra</p><p>8.5 Partial Fraction Decomposition</p><p>8.6 Systems of Nonlinear Equations</p><p>8.7 Systems of Inequalities</p><p>8.8 Linear Programming</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>9. Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem</b></p><p>9.1 Sequences</p><p>9.2 Arithmetic Sequences</p><p>9.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series</p><p>9.4 Mathematical Induction</p><p>9.5 The Binomial Theorem</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>10. Counting and Probability</b></p><p>10.1 Sets and Counting</p><p>10.2 Permutations and Combinations</p><p>10.3 Probability</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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