College Algebra Demystified »

Rhonda Huettenmueller (Sanger, TX) has taught mathematics at the college level for over 14 years. Popular with students for her ability to make higher math understandable and even enjoyable, she incorporates many of her teaching techniques in this book. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of North Texas.

Each short section in this textbook presents only one new algebra concept and provides detailed examples and solutions to reinforce the concept. Huettenmueller, who teaches math at the college level, explains the coordinate plane, lines and parabolas, nonlinear inequalities, quadratic functions, transformations, polynomial equations, exponents, and logarithms. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Preface

Chapter 1: Completing the Square

Chapter 2: Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Chapter 3: The xy Coordinate Plane

Chapter 4: Lines and Parabolas

Chapter 5: Nonlinear Inequalities

Chapter 6: Functions

Chapter 7: Quadratic Functions

Chapter 8: Transformations and Combinations

Chapter 9: Polynomial Functions

Chapter 10: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Chapter 11: Exponents and Logarithms
Appendix (Final Exam and Index)