To succeed in Algebra II, start practicing now
Algebra II builds on your Algebra I skills to prepare you fortrigonometry, calculus, and a of myriad STEM topics. Workingthrough practice problems helps students better ingest and retainlesson content, creating a solid foundation to build on for futuresuccess.
Algebra II Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps youlearn Algebra II by doing Algebra II. Author and math professor Mary Jane Sterling walks you through the entire course, showing youhow to approach and solve the problems you encounter in class.You’ll begin by refreshing your Algebra I skills, because you’llneed a strong foundation to build upon. From there, you’ll workthrough practice problems to clarify concepts and improveunderstanding and retention.
* Revisit quadratic equations, inequalities, radicals, and basicgraphs
* Master quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions
* Tackle conic sections, as well as linear and nonlinearsystems
* Grasp the concepts of matrices, sequences, and imaginarynumbers
Algebra II Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition includessections on graphing and special sequences to familiarize you withthe key concepts that will follow you to trigonometry and beyond.Don’t waste any time getting started. Algebra II Workbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your complete guide to success.
Spis treści
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Algebra II 5
Chapter 1: Going Beyond Beginning Algebra 7
Chapter 2: Handling Quadratic (and Quadratic-Like) Equations and Inequalities 19
Chapter 3: Rooting Out the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative 39
Chapter 4: Graphing for the Good Life 55
Part II: Functions 83
Chapter 5: Formulating Functions 85
Chapter 6: Specializing in Quadratic Functions 99
Chapter 7: Plugging In Polynomials 109
Chapter 8: Acting Rationally with Functions 129
Chapter 9: Exposing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 147
Part III: Conics and Systems of Equations 169
Chapter 10: Any Way You Slice It: Conic Sections 171
Chapter 11: Solving Systems of Linear Equations 197
Chapter 12: Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities 211
Part IV: Other Good Stuff: Lists, Arrays, and Imaginary Numbers 223
Chapter 13: Getting More Complex with Imaginary Numbers 225
Chapter 14: Getting Squared Away with Matrices 233
Chapter 15: Going Out of Sequence with Sequences and Series 249
Chapter 16: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sets and Counting 263
Part V: The Part of Tens 277
Chapter 17: Ten Basic Graphs 279
Chapter 18: Ten Special Sequences and Their Sums 285
Index 291
O autorze
Mary Jane Sterling is a math professor and the author ofnumerous For Dummies books.
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