"A straightforward, step-by-step approach for fast and fun mastery of college algebraCollege Algebra DeMYSTiFieD takes the mystery out of studying for college algebra and gets you comfortable with the topic through detailed explanations, clear diagrams, and hundreds of practice exercises, quiz, and test questions. The second edition features a new, more in-depth section on fundamentals, as well as a revised chapter on exponents and logarithms resulting from suggestions of reviewers of the first edition of the work. Helps you master aspects not only in algebra, but also calculus, geometry, physics, chemistry, computing, and engineering Offers new quizzes and final exam questions Provides tons of exercises and worked examples similar to those seen on standard college entrance exams "-- "An easy-to-use self-teaching guide covering all the fundamentals of college algebra"-- Provided by publisher. Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Fundamentals -- Linear equations and inequalities -- Quadratic equations -- The xy-coordinate plane -- Lines and parabolas -- Nonlinear inequalities -- Functions -- Quadratic functions -- Transformations and combinations -- Polynomial functions -- Systems of equations and inequalities -- Exponents and logarithms.