• Preface


• Supplement List


• Acknowledgements


• To the Student


• About the Author

1. 
   Prealgebra Pathways
   
   
   
   
   • P.1 Whole Numbers
   
   
   • P.2 Fractions and Mixed Numbers
   
   
   • P.3 Simplifying Fractions; Operations with Fractions
   
   
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     P.4 Decimals
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • P.5 Operations with Decimals
   
   
   • P.6 Fractions and Decimals
   
   
   • P.7 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
   
   
   • Chapter P Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter P Test
   
   
   
   


2. 
   Numerical Pathways
   
   
   
   
   • 1.1 Sets, Venn Diagrams, and Set Operations
   
   
   • 1.2 The Integers; Order of Operations
   
   
   • 1.3 The Rational Numbers
   
   
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     1.4 The Irrational Numbers
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 1.5 Real Numbers and their Properties
   
   
   • 1.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation
   
   
   • 1.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
   
   
   • Chapter 1 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 1 Test
   
   
   
   


3. 
   Algebraic Pathways: Equations and Inequalities
   
   
   
   
   • 2.1 Algebraic Expression and Formulas
   
   
   • 2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable
   
   
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     2.3 Applications of Linear Equalities
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 2.4 Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
   
   
   • 2.5 Modeling Using Variation
   
   
   • 2.6 Linear Equalities in One Variable
   
   
   • Chapter 2 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 2 Test
   
   
   
   


4. 
   Algebraic Pathways: Graphs, Functions, Linear Functions, and Linear Systems
   
   
   
   
   • 3.1 Graphing and Functions
   
   
   • 3.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs
   
   
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     3.3 The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line; Scatter Plots and Regression Lines
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 3.4 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
   
   
   • 3.5 Linear Equalities in Two Variables
   
   
   • Chapter 3 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 3 Test
   
   
   
   


5. 
   Algebraic Pathways: Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, and Quadratic Functions
   
   
   
   
   • 4.1 Operations with Polynomials; Polynomial Functions
   
   
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     4.2 Factoring Polynomials
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 4.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
   
   
   • 4.4 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property and the Quadratic Formula
   
   
   • 4.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs
   
   
   • Chapter 4 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 4 Test
   
   
   
   


6. 
   Geometric Pathways: Measurement
   
   
   
   
   • 5.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System
   
   
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     5.2 Measuring Area and Volume
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 5.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature
   
   
   • Chapter 5 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 5 Test
   
   
   
   


7. 
   Geometric Pathways
   
   
   
   
   • 6.1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles
   
   
   • 6.2 Triangles
   
   
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     6.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 6.4 Area and Circumference
   
   
   • 6.5 Volume
   
   
   • 6.6 A STEM Application: Right Triangle Trigonometry
   
   
   • Chapter 6 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 6 Test
   
   
   
   


8. 
   Pathways to Probability: Counting Methods and Probability Theory
   
   
   
   
   • 7.1 The Fundamental Counting Principle
   
   
   • 7.2 Permutations
   
   
   • 7.3 Combinations
   
   
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     7.4 Fundamentals of Probability
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 7.5 Probability with the Fundamental Counting Principle, Permutations, and Combinations
   
   
   • 7.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds
   
   
   • 7.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability
   
   
   • Chapter 7 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 7 Test
   
   
   
   


9. 
   Statistical Pathways
   
   
   
   
   • 8.1 Sampling, Frequency Distributions, and Graphs
   
   
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     8.2 Measures of Central Tendency
     
     
     
     • Mid-Chapter Check Point
     
     
     
     
   
   
   • 8.3 Measures of Dispersion
   
   
   • 8.4 The Normal Distribution
   
   
   • Chapter 8 Summary
   
   
   • Review Exercises
   
   
   • Chapter 8 Test
   
   
   
   

Answers to Selected Exercises Subject Index Index of Applications