Table of Contents

Part 1: Numbers, Sets, and Operations
Chapter 1. Counting Methods
Chapter 2. The Language of Sets
Chapter 3. Natural Numbers and Integers
Chapter 4. Addition and Subtraction
Chapter 5. Multiplication and Division
Chapter 6. Fractions Built of Integers
Chapter 7. Decimal Fractions
Chapter 8. Powers and Roots
Chapter 9. Irrational and Real Numbers
Chapter 10. Review Questions and Answers
Part 2: Linear Equations and Relations
Chapter 11. Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 12. First-Degree Equations in One Variable
Chapter 13. Mappings, Relations, and Functions
Chapter 14. The Cartesian Plane
Chapter 15. Graphs of Linear Relations
Chapter 16. Two-by-Two Linear Systems
Chapter 17. Two-by-Two Linear Graphs
Chapter 18. Larger Linear Systems
Chapter 19. The Matrix Morphing Game
Chapter 20. Review Questions and Answers
Part 3: Nonlinear Equations and Relations
Chapter 21. Imaginary and Complex Numbers
Chapter 22. Quadratic Equations with Real Roots
Chapter 23. Quadratic Equations with Complex Roots
Chapter 24. Graphs of Quadratic Functions
Chapter 25. Cubic Equations in Real Numbers
Chapter 26. Polynomial Equations in Real Numbers
Chapter 27. More Two-by-Two Systems
Chapter 28. More Two-by-Two Graphs
Chapter 29. Logarithms and Exponentials
Chapter 30. Review Questions and Answers
Final Exam
Appendix A: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 1 to 9
Appendix B: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 11 to 19
Appendix C: Worked-Out Solutions to Exercises: Chapters 21 to 29

About the Author

Stan Gibilisco is a professional technical writer who specializes in books on electronics and science topics. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Electronics, The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing, and The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics, as well as over 20 other technical books. His published works have won numerous awards. The Encyclopedia of Electronics was chosen a "Best Reference Book of the 1980s" by the American Library Association, which also named his McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing a "Best Reference of 1996."