Barron's painless algebra
By: Lynette Long ; illustrated by Hank Morehouse
Contributors: Morehouse, Hank
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Painless; Painless
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.; Barron's Educational Series
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780764147159
Subjects: Algebra
Other titles: Painless algebra
Description: Introduces the language, number systems, integers, and different types of problems of algebra, including variables, quadratic equations, exponents, roots, and radicals.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A painless beginning. Mathematical operations ; Zero ; Order of operations ; Properties of numbers ; Number systems; title: The integers. What are the integers? ; Which is greater? ; Adding integers ; Subtracting integers ; Multiplying integers ; Dividing integers ; What sign does the answer have? ; Word problems; title: Solving equations with one variable. Defining the terms ; Solving equations ; Solving more equations ; Word problems; title: Solving inequalities. Graphing inequalities ; Solving inequalities ; Word problems; title: Graphing linear equations and inequalities. Graphing points ; Graphing lines by plotting points ; Graphing horizontal and vertical lines ; Slope of a line ; Finding the equation of a line ; Graphing using slope-intercept method ; Graphing inequalities; title: Solving systems of equations and inequalities. Solving systems of linear equations by addition or subtraction ; Solving systems of linear equations by substitution ; Solving systems of linear equations by graphing ; Solving systems of linear inequalities by graphing ; Word problems; title: Exponents. Multiplying exponents with coefficients ; Adding and subtracting exponential expressions ; Multiplying exponential expressions ; Dividing exponential expressions ; Raising to a power ; Negative exponents ; Word problems; title: Roots and radicals. Square roots ; Cube roots and higher ; Negative radicands ; Radical expressions ; Word problems; title: Quadratic equations. Solving quadratic equations by factoring ; The quadratic formula ; Word problems.