Prealgebra and introductory algebra / 
Margaret L. Lial ... [et al.]. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Boston :  Pearson Addison Wesley,  c2007. 
 - xxv, 1254, [78] p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index.  Rev. ed. of: Prealgebra and introductory algebra / Margaret L. Lial, Diana L. Hestwood, John Hornsby. c2001. 
<br/><br/>Index of focus on Real-Data applications. - Preface. - To the student. - Diagnostic pretest. - Ch. 1: Introduction to algebra: Integers. - Ch. 2: Understanding variables and solving equations. - Ch. 3: Solving application problems. - Ch. 4: Ratinal numbers: positive and negative fractions. - Ch. 5: Rational numbers: positive and negative decimals. - Ch. 6: Ratio, proportion, and line/angle/triangle relationships. - Ch. 7: Percent. - Ch. 8: Measurement. - Ch. 9: Graphs. - Ch. 10: Real numbers, equations, and inequalities. - Ch. 11: Graphs of linear equation and inequalities of two variables, - Ch. 12: Systems of linear equations and inequalities. - Ch. 13: Exponents and polynomials. - 14. Factoring and applications. - 15. Rational expressions and applications. - Ch. 16: Roots and radicals. - Ch. 17: Quadratic equations. - Ch. R: Whole numbers review. - Appendix. - Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0321433467 (pbk.) 9780321433466 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Algebra--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>512.9  / PRE