College algebra

This textbook presents graphic, numeric and analytic approaches to the study of precalculus concepts from college algebra. It includes application of appropriate technology including graphing calculators to model, analyze and interpret a collection of data or to solve real-world application problems from a variety of disciplines. Topics include: the real number system; algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions and their inverses; graphing techniques for polynomial and rational functions; complex numbers; theory of equations; partial fractions; mathematical induction; sequences and series; matrices; and the binomial theorem.