Sellers J. Algebra II Course Workbook 2011 torrent

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This course starts with a review of concepts from Algebra I. You’ll learn how to sharpen your problem-solving skills in linear and quadratic equations and then work your way up to conic sections, roots and radicals, exponential and logarithmic functions, and elementary probability. As you gain confidence by working through problems with Professor Sellers, you will see that the ideas behind algebra are wonderfully interconnected, that there are often several routes to a solution, and that the concepts and procedures discussed have a host of applications. For example, the function is one of the simplest and most powerful ideas in algebra. You will see how plotting a function as a graph often brings its key properties sharply into focus. In the second half of the course, you will progress to performing complex operations on polynomials. You’ll become adept at working with conic sections, roots and radicals, and exponential and logarithmic functions. As with so many tools in algebra, these concepts are simple, but their applications are powerful. With your growing mathematical maturity, you will learn to deploy an arsenal of formulas, theorems, and guidelines that provide a deeper understanding of patterns in algebra while allowing you to analyze and solve equations quickly. These useful techniques include the vertical line test, the quadratic formula, and the fundamental theorem of algebra. The course culminates with lectures on combinatorics and probability, which have applications that range from the scientific to the entertaining—such as how many different 3-topping pizzas can be made from a selection of 8 toppings