Chalk Dust - College Algebra

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Disc 1 - 1 hour 53 min
# Chapter P Prerequisite P.1 Real Numbers
# P.2 Exponents and Radicals
# P.3 Polynomials and Factoring

Disc 2 - 2 hours 1 min
# P.4 Rational Expressions
# P.5 The Cartesian Plane
# P.6 Representing Data Graphically

Chapter 1 Functions and Their Graphs
# 1.1 Graphs of Equations

Disc 3 - 2 hours 13 min
# 1.2 Lines in the Plane
# 1.3 Functions
# 1.4 Graphs of Functions
# 1.5 Shifting, Reflecting, and Stretching Graphs

Disc 4 - 2 hours 7 min
# 1.6 Combinations of Functions
# 1.7 Inverse Functions

Chapter 2 Solving Equations and Inequalities
# 2.1 Linear Equations and Problem Solving
# 2.2 Solving Equations Graphically

Disc 5 - 2 hours 10 min
# 2.3 Complex Numbers
# 2.4 Solving Quadratic Equations Algebraically
# 2.5 Solving Other Types of Equations Algebraically
# 2.6 Solving Inequalities Algebraically and Graphically

Disc 6 - 2 hours 11 min
# 2.7 Linear Models and Scatter Plots

Chapter 3 Polynomial and Rational Functions
# 3.1 Quadratic Functions
# 3.2 Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
# 3.3 Real Zeros of Polynomial Functions

Disc 7 - 2 hours 7 min
# 3.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
# 3.5 Rational Functions and Asymptotes
# 3.6 Graphs of Rational Functions
# 3.7 Quadratic Models

Chapter 4 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
# 4.1 Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
# 4.2 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs

Disc 8 - 2 hours 8 min
# 4.3 Properties of Logarithms
# 4.4 Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
# 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Models
# 4.6 Nonlinear Models

Disc 9 - 2 hours 19 min
Chapter 5 Linear Systems and Matrices
# 5.1 Solving Systems of Equations
# 5.2 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
# 5.3 Multivariable Linear Systems
# 5.4 Matrices and Systems of Equations

Disc 10 - 2 hours 6 min
# 5.5 Operations with Matrices
# 5.6 The Inverse of a Square Matrix
# 5.7 The Determinant of a Square Matrix
# 5.8 Applications of Matrices and Determinants

Chapter 6 Sequences, Series and Probability
# 6.1 Sequences and Series

Disc 11 - 2 hours 4 min
# 6.2 Arithmetic Sequences and Partial Sums
# 6.3 Geometric Sequences and Series
# 6.4 Mathematical Induction
# 6.5 The Binomial Theorem
# 6.6 Counting Principles

Disc 12 - 1 hour 15 min
# 6.7 Probability

Chapter 7 Conics and Parametric Equations
# 7.1 Conics: Circles and Parabolas

Disc 13 - 1 hour 53 min
# 7.2 Conics: Ellipses
# 7.3 Conics: Hyperbolas
# 7.4 Parametric Equations