J.S. Ratti / Marcus S. McWaters / Leslaw Skrzypek College Algebra, 4th edition (Pearson). Pearson Ratti/McWaters CollAlg-binding variant of the Ratti/McWaters Precalculus family. CollAlg binding drops the trig chapters from the precalc parent.
Review of algebra fundamentals: real numbers, polynomials, factoring, synthetic division, rational expressions, and exponents.
Solving equations (linear, quadratic, complex, radical, absolute value); solving inequalities; modeling with equations.
Distance and midpoint formulas; graphs of equations; lines; circles.
Functions, graphs of functions, transformations, and mathematical models.
Linear functions and models; quadratic functions, models, and inequalities.
Polynomial functions, rational functions, polynomial/rational inequalities, real and complex zeros.
Composite, one-to-one, exponential, logarithmic functions; properties of logs; exp/log equations; financial models; growth/decay.
Linear systems, matrices, determinants, matrix algebra, and nonlinear systems.
Sequences, arithmetic and geometric sequences/series, and the binomial theorem.