TY - BOOK AU - Lial,Margaret L TI - Prealgebra and introductory algebra SN - 0321433467 (pbk.) U1 - 512.9 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson Addison Wesley KW - Algebra KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes index; Rev. ed. of: Prealgebra and introductory algebra / Margaret L. Lial, Diana L. Hestwood, John Hornsby. c2001; 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 ER -