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MAT 105 (College Algebra)
By Kunio Mitsuma, Ph.D.
 
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Chapter P | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 5
Chapter P   Prerequisites
Section Topic Title
P.1 P.1.1 Number System
  P.1.2 Inequalities and Interval Notations
  P.1.3 Absolute Value
P.2 P.2.1 Exponents
  P.2.2 Scientific Notation
  P.2.3 Radicals
  P.2.4 Simplifying Radicals
P.3 P.3.1 Polynomials and Special Products
P.4 P.4.1 Factoring Polynomials
P.5 P.5.1 Rational Expressions (Multiplication & Division)
  P.5.2 Rational Expressions (Addition & Subtraction)
P.6 P.6.1 (NOT covered) Errors and the Algebra of Calculus
P.7 P.7.1 Quadrants of the xy-plane
  P.7.2 The Distance Formula
  P.7.3 The Midpoint Formula
 
 
Chapter P | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 5
Chapter 1  Equations, Inequalities, and Mathematical Modeling
Section Topic Title
1.1 1.1.1 x-intercept, y-intercept
  1.1.2 Circles
1.2 1.2.1 Linear Equations in One Variable
1.3 1.3.1 (NOT covered) Modeling with Linear Equations
1.4 1.4.1 Quadratic Equations and Discriminant
1.5 1.5.1 Complex Numbers
  1.5.2 Complex Numbers—Division
  1.5.3 Powers of  i
1.6 1.6.1 (NOT covered) Other Types of Equations
1.7 1.7.1 (NOT covered) Linear Inequalities in One Variable
1.8 1.8.1 (NOT covered) Other Types of Inequalities
  
 
Chapter P | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 5
Chapter 2   Functions and Their Graphs
Section Topic Title
2.1 2.1.1 Intercepts
  2.1.2 Slope of a Line
  2.1.3 Types of Lines
  2.1.4 Parallel & Perpendicular Lines
2.2 2.2.1 Functions
  2.2.2 Domain of a Function
  2.2.3 Difference Quotient
2.3 2.3.1 Vertical Line Test
  2.3.2 Zeros of a Function
2.4 2.4.1 A Library of Parent Functions (10 functions and their graphs to memorize)
  2.4.2 Piecewise-Defined Functions
2.5 2.5.1 Flip about the x-axis
  2.5.2 Vertical Shifts
  2.5.3 Horizontal Shifts
  2.5.4 Sharpness of a Graph
  2.5.5 A Combination of All Transformations
2.6 2.6.1 Combinations of Functions: Composite Functions
  2.6.2 Composite Functions
2.7 2.7.1 Horizontal Line Test
  2.7.2 How to Find the Inverse of a Function and How to Graph it
 
 
Chapter P | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 5
Chapter 3   Polynomial Functions
Section Topic Title
3.1 3.1.1 Quadratic Functions—Three Forms
  3.1.2 Quadratic Functions—General Form
3.2 3.2.1 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
3.3 3.3.1 Polynomial and Synthetic Division
  3.3.2 Remainder & Factor Theorems
3.4 3.4.1 Polynomials with Real Zeros (Rational Zero Test)
  3.4.2 Polynomials with Complex Zeros (Complex Conjugate Revisited)
3.5 3.5.1 (NOT covered) Mathematical Modeling and Variation
 
 
Chapter P | Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 5
Chapter 5   Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Section Topic Title
5.1 5.1.1 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs (various bases)
  5.1.2 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs (shifts)
5.2 5.2.1 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
5.3 5.3.1 Properties of Logarithms
5.4 5.4.1 Exponential Equations
  5.4.2 Exponential Equations (Quadratic Form)
  5.4.3 Logarithmic Equations
5.5 5.5.5 (NOT covered) Exponential and Logarithmic Models
   
  
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