<ul> <li>Preface</li> <li>Supplement List</li> <li>Acknowledgements</li> <li>To the Student</li> <li>About the Author</li> </ul> <ol> <li><strong>Prealgebra Pathways</strong> <ul> <li>P.1 Whole Numbers</li> <li>P.2 Fractions and Mixed Numbers</li> <li>P.3 Simplifying Fractions; Operations with Fractions</li> <li>P.4 Decimals <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>P.5 Operations with Decimals</li> <li>P.6 Fractions and Decimals</li> <li>P.7 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions</li> <li>Chapter P Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter P Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Numerical Pathways</strong> <ul> <li>1.1 Sets, Venn Diagrams, and Set Operations</li> <li>1.2 The Integers; Order of Operations</li> <li>1.3 The Rational Numbers</li> <li>1.4 The Irrational Numbers <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>1.5 Real Numbers and their Properties</li> <li>1.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation</li> <li>1.7 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences</li> <li>Chapter 1 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 1 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Algebraic Pathways: Equations and Inequalities</strong> <ul> <li>2.1 Algebraic Expression and Formulas</li> <li>2.2 Linear Equations in One Variable</li> <li>2.3 Applications of Linear Equalities <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>2.4 Ratios, Rates, and Proportions</li> <li>2.5 Modeling Using Variation</li> <li>2.6 Linear Equalities in One Variable</li> <li>Chapter 2 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 2 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Algebraic Pathways: Graphs, Functions, Linear Functions, and Linear Systems</strong> <ul> <li>3.1 Graphing and Functions</li> <li>3.2 Linear Functions and Their Graphs</li> <li>3.3 The Point-Slope Form of the Equation of a Line; Scatter Plots and Regression Lines <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>3.4 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables</li> <li>3.5 Linear Equalities in Two Variables</li> <li>Chapter 3 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 3 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Algebraic Pathways: Polynomials, Quadratic Equations, and Quadratic Functions</strong> <ul> <li>4.1 Operations with Polynomials; Polynomial Functions</li> <li>4.2 Factoring Polynomials <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>4.3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring</li> <li>4.4 Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property and the Quadratic Formula</li> <li>4.5 Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs</li> <li>Chapter 4 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 4 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Geometric Pathways: Measurement</strong> <ul> <li>5.1 Measuring Length; The Metric System</li> <li>5.2 Measuring Area and Volume <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>5.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature</li> <li>Chapter 5 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 5 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Geometric Pathways</strong> <ul> <li>6.1 Points, Lines, Planes, and Angles</li> <li>6.2 Triangles</li> <li>6.3 Polygons, Perimeter, and Tessellations <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>6.4 Area and Circumference</li> <li>6.5 Volume</li> <li>6.6 A STEM Application: Right Triangle Trigonometry</li> <li>Chapter 6 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 6 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Pathways to Probability: Counting Methods and Probability Theory</strong> <ul> <li>7.1 The Fundamental Counting Principle</li> <li>7.2 Permutations</li> <li>7.3 Combinations</li> <li>7.4 Fundamentals of Probability <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>7.5 Probability with the Fundamental Counting Principle, Permutations, and Combinations</li> <li>7.6 Events Involving Not and Or; Odds</li> <li>7.7 Events Involving And; Conditional Probability</li> <li>Chapter 7 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 7 Test</li> </ul></li> <li><strong>Statistical Pathways</strong> <ul> <li>8.1 Sampling, Frequency Distributions, and Graphs</li> <li>8.2 Measures of Central Tendency <ul> <li>Mid-Chapter Check Point</li> </ul></li> <li>8.3 Measures of Dispersion</li> <li>8.4 The Normal Distribution</li> <li>Chapter 8 Summary</li> <li>Review Exercises</li> <li>Chapter 8 Test</li> </ul></li> </ol> <h4>Answers to Selected Exercises</h4> <h4>Subject Index</h4> <h4>Index of Applications</h4>