Algebra Know-It-ALL

Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a "Best Reference Book of the 1980s" by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."

• Part 1: Numbers, Sets, and OperationsChapter 1. Counting MethodsChapter 2. The Language of SetsChapter 3. Natural Numbers and IntegersChapter 4. Addition and SubtractionChapter 5. Multiplication and DivisionChapter 6. Fractions Built of IntegersChapter 7. Decimal FractionsChapter 8. Powers and RootsChapter 9. Irrational and Real NumbersChapter 10. Review Questions and AnswersPart 2: Linear Equations and RelationsChapter 11. Equations and InequalitiesChapter 12. First-Degree Equations in One VariableChapter 13. Mappings, Relations, and FunctionsChapter 14. The Cartesian PlaneChapter 15. Graphs of Linear RelationsChapter 16. Two-by-Two Linear SystemsChapter 17. Two-by-Two Linear GraphsChapter 18. Larger Linear SystemsChapter 19. The Matrix Morphing GameChapter 20. Review Questions and AnswersPart 3: Nonlinear Equations and RelationsChapter 21. Imaginary and Complex NumbersChapter 22. Quadratic Equations with Real RootsChapter 23. Quadratic Equations with Complex RootsChapter 24. Graphs of Quadratic FunctionsChapter 25. Cubic Equations in Real NumbersChapter 26. Polynomial Equations in Real NumbersChapter 27. More Two-by-Two SystemsChapter 28. More Two-by-Two GraphsChapter 29. Logarithms and ExponentialsChapter 30. Review Questions and AnswersFinal ExamAppendix A: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 1 to 9Appendix B: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 11 to 19Appendix C: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 21 to 29