Helen Plum Library

Starting with the very basics and reinforcing concepts with practice and tips along the way, "Idiot's Guides: Algebra I" makes a complex subject easier to grasp and helps students and adult learners clear the hurdles that can stand between them and their academic goals "First-year algebra can be challenging. Integers, variables, expressions, functions, polynominals--it can seem like a foreign language, with numbers. But now you have the tools to...

This introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.--

Introduces basic algebra, including integers and variables, explains problem solving techniques, and includes many examples

"Covers all of algebra's essentials-- including rational and real numbers, the number line, variables, expressions, laws of combination, linear and quadratic equations, rates, proportion, and graphing-- with clear, funny, and easy-to-understand illustrations"--Page 4 of cover

You will focus on exponents and the rules involved in their multiplication.--Publisher.

You will learn to solve simple exponential equations and understand applications that involve exponential equations.--Publisher.

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 1,900 fully solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to 30 detailed videos featuring Math instructors who explain how to solve the most commonly tested problems--it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build...

You will rewrite expressions involving exponentials in a manner that will be helpful in applications.--Publisher.