Algebra II for Dummies /

Algebra can evoke anxiety in the best of us. Sterling shows you how to get up to speed on exponential functions, conic sections, matrices, and other advanced concepts.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sterling, Mary Jane
Corporate Authors: Wiley (Online service)
Published: John Wiley & Sons,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, NJ :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: 2nd Edition.
Series: For dummies
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.cnpereading.com/pages/publications/form/article/40288acc51b2eace0151b7a163d23738
Summary: Algebra can evoke anxiety in the best of us. Sterling shows you how to get up to speed on exponential functions, conic sections, matrices, and other advanced concepts.
Item Description: Description based on print version record.
Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 388 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print.
ISBN: 9781119090632 (electronic bk.)
1119090628
9781119090625
Index Number: QA159
CLC: O15
Contents: Going beyond beginning algebra -- Toeing the straight line: linear equations -- Conquering quadratic equations -- Rooting out the rational, radical, and negative -- Graphing your way to the good life -- Formulating function facts -- Sketching and interpreting quadratic functions -- Staying ahead of the curves: polynomials -- Reasoning with rational functions -- Exposing exponential and logarithmic functions -- Cutting up conic sections -- Solving systems of linear equations -- Solving systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities -- Simplifying complex numbers in a complex world -- Making moves with matrices -- Making a list: sequences and series -- Everything you wanted to know about sets -- Ten multiplication tricks -- Ten special types of numbers.