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Cover of College Algebra v3.2
Published: 
March 2022
Page Count: 
648
ISBN (Digital): 
978-1-4533-4085-1

College Algebra

Version 3.2
By Edward B. Burger

Included Supplements

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  • 320 high-quality video lessons.
  • Over 350 video solutions integrated into FlatWorld Homework feature an on-camera whiteboard that explain how to work representative problems step by step. Faculty determine whether students can access these video solutions through their instructor control settings while setting up homework assignments.
  • Real-world application examples.
  • Glossary of mathematical terms.

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College Algebra is a clear and engaging text which covers the fundamentals of college-level algebra. In addition to the traditional text, every major topic includes a series of engaging video lessons (320 in total) by award-winning mathematician and professor Edward Burger. Burger breaks concepts into manageable chunks and explains each example step-by-step, making algebraic operations understandable and memorable. This unique text+video combination is a perfect solution for learners who benefit from supplemental instruction and review.

Example Video: Solving Exponential Equations of Quadratic Type

Content and Supplement Details

Chapters 9 Chapters : 320 Sections Topic Videos 320 Book Problems 1,751 Odd Answers in Back of Book Yes Homework System Problem Stems 1,022 Homework System Unique Problems ~22,000 Homework Solutions Videos 353 Test Bank Problems ~13,100
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New in This Version

Over 150 end-of-section exercises added in chapter 2.

  • About the Author
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments

    • Chapter 1: Real Numbers And Their Properties

  • 1.1 Real Numbers
  • 1.2 Integer Exponents
  • 1.3 Rational Exponents and Radicals
  • 1.4 Polynomials
  • 1.5 Factoring
  • 1.6 Rational Expressions
  • 1.7 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 2: Equations And Inequalities

  • 2.1 Solving Linear Equations
  • 2.2 Modeling with Linear Equations
  • 2.3 Quadratic Equations
  • 2.4 Other Types of Equations
  • 2.5 Inequalities
  • 2.6 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 3: Functions And Their Graphs

  • 3.1 Coordinates and Graphs
  • 3.2 Slope and the Equation of a Line
  • 3.3 Variation
  • 3.4 Functions
  • 3.5 Graphs of Functions
  • 3.6 Transformations of Functions
  • 3.7 Combining Functions
  • 3.8 Inverse Functions
  • 3.9 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 4: Polynomial Functions

  • 4.1 Quadratic Functions and Models
  • 4.2 Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs
  • 4.3 Dividing Polynomials
  • 4.4 Real Zeros of Polynomials
  • 4.5 Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
  • 4.6 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 5: Rational Functions And Conics

  • 5.1 Graphing Rational Functions
  • 5.2 Parabolas
  • 5.3 Ellipses
  • 5.4 Hyperbolas
  • 5.5 Translations of Conics
  • 5.6 Chapter 5 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 6: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

  • 6.1 Exponential Functions
  • 6.2 Logarithmic Functions
  • 6.3 Properties of Logarithms
  • 6.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • 6.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Models
  • 6.6 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 7: Systems Of Equations And Inequalities

  • 7.1 Solving Systems of Two Linear Equations in Two Variables
  • 7.2 Nonlinear Systems
  • 7.3 Modeling with Systems
  • 7.4 Multivariable Linear Systems
  • 7.5 Partial Fractions
  • 7.6 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming
  • 7.7 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 8: Matrices And Determinants

  • 8.1 Matrices and Systems of Equations
  • 8.2 Operations with Matrices
  • 8.3 Determinants and Cramer's Rule
  • 8.4 Inverses of Matrices
  • 8.5 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 9: Sequences, Series, And Probability

  • 9.1 Sequences and Series
  • 9.2 Arithmetic Sequences
  • 9.3 Geometric Sequences
  • 9.4 Mathematical Induction
  • 9.5 Counting Principles
  • 9.6 Probability
  • 9.7 The Binomial Theorem
  • 9.8 Review Exercises

    • Chapter 10: Answers

  • 10.1 Chapter 1
  • 10.2 Chapter 2
  • 10.3 Chapter 3
  • 10.4 Chapter 4
  • 10.5 Chapter 5
  • 10.6 Chapter 6
  • 10.7 Chapter 7
  • 10.8 Chapter 8
  • 10.9 Chapter 9

    • Appendix A: Common Formulas and Properties

    Appendix B: Abbreviations

    Appendix C: Symbols and Notation

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    Edward B. Burger St. David's Foundation

    Dr. Edward Burger is President and CEO of the St. David's Foundation and President Emeritus of Southwestern University as well as an educational leader on thinking, innovation, and creativity. Previously he was the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics at Williams College. He has delivered over 700 addresses worldwide at venues including Berkeley, Harvard, Princeton, and Johns Hopkins as well as at the Smithsonian Institution, Microsoft Corporation, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the New York Public Library, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is the author of over 70 research articles, books, and video series (starring in over 4,000 on-line videos), including the book The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, published by Princeton University Press and translated into over a dozen languages worldwide. His book, Making Up Your Mind: Thinking Effectively Through Creative Puzzle-Solving, also published by Princeton University Press, was on several of Amazon's Hot New Releases lists.

    In 2006, Reader’s Digest listed Burger in their annual “100 Best of America” as America’s Best Math Teacher. In 2010 he was named the winner of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching—the largest prize in higher education teaching across all disciplines in the English speaking world. Also in 2010, he starred in a mathematics segment for NBC-TV on the Today Show; that appearance earned him a 2010 Telly Award. The Huffington Post named him one of their 2010 Game Changers: “HuffPost’s Game Changers salutes 100 innovators, visionaries, mavericks, and leaders who are reshaping their fields and changing the world.” In 2012, Microsoft Worldwide Education selected him as one of their “Global Heroes in Education.” In 2013, Burger was inducted as an inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. In 2014, Burger was elected to The Philosophical Society of Texas. He is now in his fourth season of his weekly program on thinking and higher education produced by NPR’s Austin affiliate KUT. The series, Higher ED, is available here.

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