Key Concept Activity Lab Workbook for Beginning & Intermediate Algebra

Elayn Martin-Gay has taught mathematics at the University of New Orleans for more than 25 years. Her numerous teaching awards include the local University Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding Developmental Educator at University of New Orleans, presented by the Louisiana Association of Developmental Educators.  Prior to writing textbooks, Elayn Martin-Gay developed an acclaimed series of lecture videos to support developmental mathematics students. These highly successful videos originally served as the foundation materials for her texts. Today, the videos are specific to each book in her series. She has also created Chapter Test Prep Videos to help students during their most “teachable moment”–as they prepare for a test–along with Instructor-to-Instructor videos that provide teaching tips, hints, and suggestions for every developmental mathematics course, including basic mathematics, prealgebra, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra.  Elayn is the author of 12 published textbooks and numerous multimedia interactive products, all specializing in developmental mathematics courses. She has also published series in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry.  She has participated as an author across a broad range of educational materials: textbooks, videos, tutorial software, and courseware. This offers an opportunity for multiple combinations for an integrated teaching and learning package, offering great consistency for the student.

• 1. Review of Real Numbers1.1 Study Skill Tips for Success in Mathematics1.2 Symbols and Sets of Numbers1.3 Fractions and Mixed Numbers1.4 Exponents, Order of Operations, Variable Expressions and Equations1.5 Adding Real Numbers1.6 Subtracting Real Numbers1.7 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers1.8 Properties of Real Numbers  2. Equations, Inequalities, and Problem Solving2.1 Simplifying Algebraic Expressions2.2 The Addition and Multiplication Properties of Equality2.3 Solving Linear Equations2.4 An Introduction to Problem Solving  2.5 Formulas and Problem Solving2.6 Percent and Mixture Problem Solving2.7 Further Problem Solving2.8 Solving Linear Inequalities   3. Graphing3.1 Reading Graphs and the Rectangular Coordinate System3.2 Graphing Linear Equations3.3 Intercepts3.4 Slope and Rate of Change3.5 Equation of Lines3.6 Functions  4. Solving Systems of Linear Equations4.1 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing4.2 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution4.3 Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Addition4.4 Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables4.5 Systems of Linear Equations and Problem Solving  5. Exponents and Polynomials5.1 Exponents5.2 Polynomial Functions and Adding and Subtracting Polynomials5.3 Multiplying Polynomials5.4 Special Products5.5 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation5.6 Dividing Polynomials5.7 Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem  6. Factoring Polynomials6.1 The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping6.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form  x2 + bx + c6.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Form  ax2 + bx + c and Perfect Square Trinomials6.4 Factoring Trinomials of the Form  ax2 + bx + c by Grouping6.5 Factoring Binomials6.6 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring6.7 Quadratic Equations and Problem Solving  7. Rational Expressions7.1 Rational Functions and Simplifying Rational Expressions7.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions7.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Common Denominators and Least Common Denominator7.4 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions with Unlike Denominators7.5 Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions7.6 Proportion and Problem Solving with Rational Equations7.7 Simplifying Complex Fractions  8. More on Functions and Graphs8.1 Graphing and Writing Linear Functions8.2 Reviewing Function Notation and Graphing Nonlinear Functions8.3 Graphing Piecewise-Defined Functions and Shifting and Reflecting Graphs of Functions8.4 Variation and Problem Solving  9. Inequalities and Absolute Value9.1 Compound Inequalities9.2 Absolute Value Equations9.3 Absolute Value Inequalities9.4 Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables and Systems of Linear Inequalities  10. Rational Exponents, Radicals, and Complex Numbers10.1 Radicals and Radical Functions10.2 Rational Exponents10.3 Simplifying Radical Expressions10.4 Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radical Expressions10.5 Rationalizing Denominators and Numerators of Radical Expressions10.6 Radical Equations and Problem Solving10.7 Complex Numbers  11. Quadratic Equations and Functions11.1 Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square11.2 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula11.3 Solving Equations by Using Quadratic Methods11.4 Nonlinear Inequalities in One Variable11.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs11.6 Further Graphing of Quadratic Functions   12. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions12.1 The Algebra of Functions; Composite Functions12.2 Inverse Functions12.3 Exponential Functions12.4 Exponential Growth and Decay Functions12.5 Logarithmic Functions12.6 Properties of Logarithms12.7 Common Logarithms, Natural Logarithms, and Change of Base12.8 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Problem Solving  13. Conic Sections13.1 The Parabola and the Circle13.2 The Ellipse and the Hyperbola13.3 Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations13.4 Nonlinear Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities  14. Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem14.1 Sequences14.2 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences14.3 Series14.4 Partial Sums of Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences14.5 The Binomial Theorem