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Sherri Messersmith has been teaching at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, since 1994. She has over 25 years of experience teaching many different courses from developmental mathematics through calculus. She earned a bachelor of science degree in the teaching of mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and went on to teach at the high level for two years. Sherri returned to UIUC and earned a master of science in applied mathematics and stayed on at the university to teach and coordinate large sections of undergraduate math courses. Sherri has authored several textbook, and she has also appeared in videos accompanying several McGraw-Hill texts. Sherri lives outside of Chicago with her husband, Phil, and their daughters, Alex and Cailen. In her precious free time, she likes to read, play the guitar, and travel -- the manuscripts for this and her previous books have accompanied her from Spain to Greece and many points in between.

Chapter 1: Real Numbers and Basic Geometry Concepts 1.1Sets of Numbers 1.2Operations on Real Numbers 1.3Algebraic Expressions and Properties of Real Numbers

Chapter 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities in One Variable 2.1Solving Linear Equations in One Variable 2.2Applications of Linear Equations 2.3Geometry Applications and Solving Formulas 2.4More Applications of Linear Equations 2.5Linear Inequalities in One Variable 2.6Compound Inequalities in One Variable 2.7Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

Chapter 3: Linear Equations in Two Variables and Functions 3.1Introduction to Linear Equations in Two Variables 3.2Slope of a Line and Slope-Intercept Form 3.3Writing an Equation of a Line 3.4Linear and Compound Linear Inequalities in Two Variables 3.5Introduction to Functions

Chapter 4: Solving Systems of Linear Equations 4.1Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables 4.2Solving Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables 4.3Applications of Systems of Linear Equations 4.4Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using Matrices

Chapter 5: Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.1The Rules of Exponents 5.2More on Exponents and Scientific Notation 5.3Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.4Multiplication of Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 5.5Division of Polynomials and Polynomial Functions

Chapter 6: Factoring Polynomials 6.1The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping 6.2Factoring Trinomials 6.3Special Factoring Techniques Putting It All Together 6.4Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring 6.5Applications of Quadratic Equations

Chapter 7: Rational Expressions, Equations, and Functions 7.1Simplifying, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Expressions and Functions 7.2Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions 7.3Simplifying Complex Fractions 7.4Solving Rational Equations Putting It All Together 7.5Applications of Rational Equations 7.6Variation

Chapter 8: Radicals and Rational Exponents 8.1Radical Expressions and Functions 8.2Rational Exponents 8.3Simplifying Expressions Containing Square Roots 8.4Simplifying Expressions Containing Higher Roots 8.5Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Radicals 8.6Dividing Radicals Putting It All Together 8.7Solving Radical Equations 8.8Complex Numbers

Chapter 9: Quadratic Equations and Functions 9.1The Square Root Property and Completing the Square
9.2The Quadratic Formula Putting It All Together 9.3Equations in Quadratic Form 9.4Formulas and Applications 9.5Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs 9.6Applications of Quadratic Functions and Graphing Other Parabolas 9.7Quadratic and Rational Inequalities

Chapter 10: Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions 10.1 Composite and Inverse Functions 10.2 Exponential Functions 10.3 Logarithmic Functions 10.4 Properties of Logarithms 10.5 Common and Natural Logarithms and Change of Base 10.6 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equation

Chapter 11: Nonlinear Functions, Conic Sections, and Nonlinear Systems 11.1 Graphs of Other Useful Functions 11.2 The Distance Formula, Midpoint, and Circle 11.3 The Ellipse 11.4 The Hyperbola Putting It All Together 11.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations 11.6 Second-Degree Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities

Chapter 12: Sequences and Series (Online Only) 12.1 Sequences and Series 12.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Series 12.3 Geometric Sequences and Series 12.4 The Binomial Theorem

A Appendix A.1Geometry Review A.2Determinants and Cramer's Rule A.3Graphing Polynomial Functions A.4Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem