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BL
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583482
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b412701
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Sterling, Mary Jane
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| Title & Author
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Algebra I for Dummies /\ Mary Jane Sterling.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd Edition.
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| Series Statement
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--For dummies
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xiv, 368 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780470559642 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0470559640 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Part I: Starting Off with the Basics. Assembling Your Tools ; Assigning Signs: Positive and Negative Numbers ; Figuring Out Fractions and Dealing with Decimals ; Exploring Exponents and Raising Radicals ; Doing Operations in Order and Checking Your Answers -- Part II: Figuring Out Factoring. Working with Numbers in Their Prime ; Sharing the Fun: Distribution ; Getting to First Base with Factoring ; Getting the Second Degree ; Factoring Special Cases -- Part III: Working Equations. Establishing Ground Rules for Solving Equations ; Solving Linear Equations ; Taking a Crack at Quadratic Equations ; Distinguishing Equations with Distinctive Powers ; Rectifying Inequalities -- Part IV: Applying Algebra. Taking Measure with Formulas ; Formulating for Profit and Pleasure ; Sorting Out Story Problems ; Going Visual: Graphing ; Lining Up Graphs of Lines -- Part V: The Part of Tens. The Ten Best Ways to Avoid Pitfalls ; The Ten Most Famous Equations.
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Let this friendly guide show you the easy way to tackle algebra. You'll get plain-English explanations of the basics-- and the tougher stuff-- in terms you can understand.
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Algebra.
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QA 159.2.S73 2010
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Algebra One for Dummies
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