Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Homing in on Basic Solutions.

Chapter 1: Going Beyond Beginning Algebra.

Chapter 2: Toeing the Straight Line: Linear Equations.

Chapter 3: Cracking Quadratic Equations.

Chapter 4: Rooting Out the Rational, Radical, and Negative.

Chapter 5: Graphing Your Way to the Good Life.

Part II: Facing Off with Functions.

Chapter 6: Formulating Function Facts.

Chapter 7: Sketching and Interpreting Quadratic Functions.

Chapter 8: Staying Ahead of the Curves: Polynomials.

Chapter 9: Relying on Reason: Rational Functions.

Chapter 10: Exposing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.

Part III: Conquering Conics and Systems of Equations.

Chapter 11: Cutting Up Conic Sections.

Chapter 12: Solving Systems of Linear Equations.

Chapter 13: Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities.

Part IV: Shifting into High Gear with Advanced Concepts.

Chapter 14: Simplifying Complex Numbers in a Complex World.

Chapter 15: Making Moves with Matrices.

Chapter 16: Making a List: Sequences and Series.

Chapter 17: Everything You Wanted to Know about Sets.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Multiplication Tricks.

Chapter 19: Ten Special Types of Numbers.

Index.

About the Author

Mary Jane Sterling has authored Algebra For Dummies, Trigonometry For Dummies, Algebra Workbook For Dummies, Trigonometry Workbook For Dummies, Algebra I CliffsStudySolver, and Algebra II CliffsStudySolver. She taught junior high and high school math for many years before beginning her current 25-year-and-counting career at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Mary Jane enjoys working with her students both in the classroom and outside the classroom, where they do various community service projects.