Critical Thinking Approach to Intermediate Algebra has been recommended for students who want to understand and learn quadratic algebra concepts as opposed to memorizing them. Available soon will be a new additional Chapter on "Related Quadratic Topics". This topic is needed in many branches of science and industry because students need to know Conics.

Critical Thinking Approach to Intermediate Algebra contains the curriculum for a second year Algebra math course normally taught in 11th grade or in a review sequence in college. Many students struggle with quadratic algebra through no fault of their own. Quadratic Algebra has its own unique language and set of rules, and the frustration experienced by algebra students can result in a loss of self-confidence. The difficult topics of "quadratic factoring" and "completing the square" and all other topics are presented in a comprehensive, step-by-step approach that simplifies complex concepts by breaking them up into bite-size pieces, using high quality illustrations, and providing real-life examples. The mathematics is presented in an understandable way in order to maximize success in this course. The Intermediate Algebra Text in the Arithmetic to Algebra through Pre-Calculus Series contains all necessary topics needed to understand the next course, Probability and Statistics, Pre-Calculus, or Advanced Algebra. The complete Table of Contents for Intermediate Algebra text is presented at the bottom of this web-page.

Each Unit in Critical Thinking Approach to Intermediate Algebra contains 4 sets of exercises: Exercises for Vocabulary (for reading and vocabulary development), Exercises for Computation (regular drill and practice exercises), Exercises for Understanding (to develop critical thinking skills), and a Self-Test. The Instructor's Manual contains Problems for Problem Solving (a collection of problems from science and industry applicable to the topics in that Unit).

Because of the emphasis on understanding, this is an outstanding text for teaching algebra and algebraic concepts.

Available with Critical Thinking Approach to Intermediate Algebra is an Instructor's Manual and a Test Kit. Answers for some of the odd numbered exercises appear at the end of the text while the complete answers appear in the Instructor's Manual for the text.

THE TEXTS FOR INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA

The Instructor's Manual contains teaching and testing hints, possible schedule, the student copies for Problems for Problem Solving, and the answers including those to the Exercises for Understanding and Problems for Problem Solving. 

The Test Kit contains a Placement test, 7 Criteria Referenced Unit Tests (one for each Unit), and a Final. All tests have been developed using the suggestion and guidance of the University of Chicago Testing Department. These multiple-choice tests are designed to test mastery of the content by students.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS for Critical Thinking Approach to Intermediate Algebra
UNIT 16 RADICALS
SECTION A	SUBSETS OF REAL NUMBERS
SECTION B	INTRODUCTION TO RADICALS
SECTION C	MULTIPLICATION OF RADICALS
SECTION D	ADDITION OF RADICALS
SECTION E	FRACTIONS INVOLVING RADICALS
SECTION F	EQUATIONS INVOLVING RADICALS
UNIT 17 POLYNOMIAL OPERATIONS
SECTION A	PROPERTIES AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF POLYNOMIALS
SECTION B	ADDITION OF POLYNOMIALS
SECTION C	MULTIPLICATION OF POLYNOMIALS
SECTION D	COMMON MONOMIAL FACTORS
UNIT 18 FACTORIZATION OF QUADRATIC POLYNOMIALS
SECTION A	PRIME AND COMPOSITE POLYNOMIALS
SECTION B	SPECIAL POLYNOMIALS
SECTION C	FACTORING TRINOMIALS WITH LEADING COEFFICIENT EQUAL TO ONE
SECTION D	FACTORING TRINOMIALS WITH LEADING COEFFICIENT GREATER THAN ONE
SECTION E	COMBINATIONS OF FACTORING TECHNIQUES
UNIT 19 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
SECTION A	FACTORS AND ZEROS OF POLYNOMIALS
SECTION B	COMPLETING THE SQUARE
SECTION C	QUADRATIC FORMULA AND DISCRIMINANT
SECTION D	PRIME TRINOMIALS
UNIT 20 RATIONAL EXPONENTS
SECTION A	INTEGRAL EXPONENTS
SECTION B	EXPONENTIAL COMPUTATION
SECTION C	RATIONAL EXPONENTS
SECTION D	MULTIPLICATION OF POLYNOMIALS
SECTION E	OPERATIONS INVOLVING EXPONENTIALS WITH RATIONAL EXPONENTS
UNIT 21 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
SECTION A	INTRODUCTION TO RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
SECTION B	MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
SECTION C	THREE SIGNS OF A RATIONAL EXPRESSION
SECTION D	ADDITION & SUBTRACTION OF RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
SECTION E	EQUATIONS INVOLVING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
UNIT 22 QUADRATIC COMPLEX NUMBERS
SECTION A	INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX NUMBERS
SECTION B	GRAPHING, ADDING, & MULTIPLYING COMPLEX NUMBERS
SECTION C	CONJUGATE, ABSOLUTE VALUE, AND DIVISION OF COMPLEX NUMBERS
SECTION D	EQUATIONS INVOLVING COMPLEX NUMBERS
SECTION E	DISTANCES OF POINTS IN PLANES
ANSWERS TO ODD NUMBERED EXERCISES

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