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Understanding Algebra for Calculus
Erich McAlister
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Front Matter
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Acknowledgements
Contributors
Our Goals
Features of the Text
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1
Arithmetic with Numbers
Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication
Division and Fractions
Exponents
Parentheses and Order of Operations
2
Algebraic Expressions
Examples of Algebraic Expressions
Equivalent Algebraic Expressions
3
Algebraic Equations
Equations and their Solutions
Solving Systems of Equations
4
Introduction to Functions
Inputs and Outputs
Graphs of Functions
Composite and Inverse Functions
5
Families of Functions
Linear Functions
Quadratic Functions
Exponential Functions
Power Functions
Logarithms
Graphical Transformations and Function Families
Back Matter
Index
Colophon
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