Table of Contents

Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra, 3d

1. From Arithmetic to Algebra 2. Simple Equations and Their Solutions 3. Signed Numbers 4. Introduction to Monomials and Polynomials 5. First-Degree Equations 6. Formulas 7. Graphs of Linear Equations 8. Introduction to Simultaneous Equations 9. Problem Solving and Mathematical Modeling 10. Products and Factoring 11. Fractions 12. Roots and Radicals 13. Quadratic Equations 14. The Pythagorean Theorem and Similar Triangles 15. Introduction to Trigonometry 16. Introduction to Geometry

About the Author

Barnett Rich holds a PH.D. from Columbia University. Among his many achievements are the 6 degrees that he earned and the 23 books that he wrote, among them Schaum's Outlines of Elementary Algebra, Modern Elementary Algebra, and Review of Elementary Algebra. Philip A. Schmidt, Ph.D., has a B.S. from Brooklyn College (with a major in Mathematics), an M.A. in Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics education from Syracuse University. He is Dean of the School of Education at SUNY College at New Paltz. He is author of 3000 Solved Problems in Precalculus and 2500 Solved Problems in College Algebra and Trigonometry as well as numerous journal articles.