The Tobey/Slater/Blair/Crawford series builds essential skills one at a time by breaking the mathematics down into manageable pieces. This practical "building block" organization makes it easy for students to understand each topic and gain confidence as they move through each section. Students will find many opportunities to check and reinforce their understanding of concepts throughout the text and its MyMathLab course. With this revision, the author team has added a new Math Coach feature that provides students with an office hour experience by helping them to avoid commonly made mistakes. With Tobey/Slater/Blair/Crawford, students have a tutor, a study companion, and now a coach, with them every step of the way.
PrefaceDiagnostic Pretest 0. A Brief Review of Arithmetic Skills0.1 Simplifying Fractions0.2 Adding and Subtracting Fractions0.3 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions0.4 Using DecimalsHow Am I Doing? Sections 0.1—0.40.5 Percents, Rounding, and Estimating0.6 Using the Mathematics Blueprint for Problem SolvingUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 0 OrganizerChapter 0 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 0 TestMath Coach 1. Real Numbers and Variables1.1 Adding Real Numbers1.2 Subtracting Real Numbers1.3 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers1.4 Exponents1.5 The Order of OperationsHow Am I Doing? Sections 1.1—1.51.6 Using the Distributive Property to Simplify Algebraic Expressions1.7 Combining Like Terms1.8 Using Substitution to Evaluate Algebraic Expressions and Formulas1.9 Grouping SymbolsUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 1 OrganizerChapter 1 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 1 TestMath Coach 2. Equations and Inequalities2.1 The Addition Principle of Equality2.2 The Multiplication Principle of Equality2.3 Using the Addition and Multiplication Principles Together2.4 Solving Equations with FractionsHow Am I Doing? Sections 2.1—2.42.5 Formulas2.6 Solving Inequalities in One VariableUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 2 OrganizerChapter 2 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 2 TestMath Coach 3. Solving Applied Problems3.1 Translating English Phrases into Algebraic Expressions3.2 Using Equations to Solve Word Problems3.3 Solving Word Problems: ComparisonsHow Am I Doing? Sections 3.1—3.33.4 Solving Word Problems: The Value of Money and Percents3.5 Solving Word Problems Using Geometric Formulas3.6 Using Inequalities to Solve Word ProblemsUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 3 OrganizerChapter 3 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 3 TestMath CoachCumulative Test for Chapters 0—3 4. Exponents and Polynomials4.1 The Rules of Exponents4.2 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation4.3 Fundamental Polynomial OperationsHow Am I Doing? Sections 4.1—4.34.4 Multiplying Polynomials4.5 Multiplication: Special Cases4.6 Dividing PolynomialsUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 4 OrganizerChapter 4 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 4 TestMath Coach 5. Factoring5.1 Removing a Common Factor5.2 Factoring by Grouping5.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c5.4 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx + cHow Am I Doing? Sections 5.1—5.45.5 Special Cases of Factoring5.6 A Brief Review of Factoring5.7 Solving Quadratic Equations by FactoringUse Math to Save MoneyChapter 5 OrganizerChapter 5 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 5 TestMath Coach 6. Rational Expressions and Equations6.1 Simplifying Rational Expressions6.2