The Facts On File Algebra Handbook

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THE FACTS ON FILE ALGEBRA HANDBOOK DEBORAH TODD ...

The Facts On File Algebra Handbook Copyright © 2003 by Deborah Todd All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced ...

For Jason, the light of my life For Rob, Jennifer, Drena, Mom, and Dad for everything you are to me For Jeb, more than you’ll ev ...

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CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix SECTION ONEGlossary 1 SECTION TWOBiographies 45 SECTION THREEChronology 87 SECTION ...

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vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This is the part of the book where the author always writes “this book would not have been possible without ...

soul-sister Jennifer Omholt for keeping me laughing through the most bizarre circumstances that could ever happen to anyone whil ...

INTRODUCTION The mathematics that we teach and learn today includes concepts and ideas that once were pondered only by the most ...

through formal study, you have the resources of The Facts On File Geometry Handbookand The Facts On File Calculus Handbookfor yo ...

xi Introduction Introduction mathematics, especially in algebra. Use this as a starting point to find outmore about those who pa ...

RECOMMENDED READING This section offers some suggestions on where to get more information on the topics found in this book. They ...

SECTION ONE GLOSSARY ...

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abscissaOn an (x, y)GRAPH, the xcoordinate is the abscissa,and the y coordinate is the ORDINATE. Together, the abscissa and the ...

c,their SUMs will not be equal. The EXPRESSIONlooks like this: if a<b,then a+c<b+c. See alsoSECTION IV CHARTS AND TABLES. ...

Associative Property of AdditionWhen three numbers are added together, grouping the first two numbers in parentheses or grouping ...

binary system is a base 2 system that is typically used in computers and in BOOLEAN ALGEBRA. binomialAPOLYNOMIALthat has just tw ...

Cartesian coordinate systemAGRAPHconsisting of a two-dimensional PLANEdivided into quarters by the PERPENDICULAR AXES, the x-axi ...