Algebra I Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition, tracks to a typical high school Algebra class with hundreds of practice problems to guarantee understanding and retention--now with 25 percent new and revised content to ensure it meets the needs of students and parents today. Updates include: * Explanations and practical examples that mirror today''s teaching methods * Fresh example equations * Relevant cultural vernacular and references * Standard For Dummies materials that match the current standard and design

InhaltsangabeIntroduction. Part I: Getting Down to the Nitty-Gritty on Basic Operations. Chapter 1: Deciphering Signs in Numbers. Chapter 2: Incorporating Algebraic Properties. Chapter 3: Making Fractions and Decimals Behave. Chapter 4: Exploring Exponents. Chapter 5: Taming Rampaging Radicals. Chapter 6: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions. Part II: Changing the Format of Expressions. Chapter 7: Specializing in Multiplication Matters. Chapter 8: Dividing the Long Way to Simplify Algebraic Expressions. Chapter 9: Figuring on Factoring. Chapter 10: Taking the Bite Out of Binomial Factoring. Chapter 11: Factoring Trinomials and Special Polynomials. Part III: Seek and Ye Shall Find.Solutions. Chapter 12: Lining Up Linear Equations. Chapter 13: Muscling Up to Quadratic Equations. Chapter 14: Yielding to Higher Powers. Chapter 15: Reeling in Radical and Absolute Value Equations. Chapter 16: Getting Even with Inequalities. Part IV: Solving Story Problems and Sketching Graphs. Chapter 17: Facing Up to Formulas. Chapter 18: Making Formulas Work in Basic Story Problems. Chapter 19: Relating Values in Story Problems. Chapter 20: Measuring Up with Quality and Quantity Story Problems. Chapter 21: Getting a Handle on Graphing. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: Ten Common Errors That Get Noticed. Chapter 23: Ten Quick Tips to Make Algebra a Breeze. Index.

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