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Boxer Intermediate Algebra



Age Range: 13-Adult
Platform: Windows
Medium: CDROM
Cost: Multi-User Stand-Alone $195
5 CD Lab Pack $595
10 CD Lab Pack $995
50-User Network $1,595
Unlimited Network $1,995
(Consumer Version available for $49.98)

Company: Boxer Learning, Inc.
Phone: (804) 817-5900
Fax: (804) 817-5910

Description:

Boxer Intermediate Algebra is a self paced mathematical tutorial software system. With over 120 activities in 11 topic areas, Boxer Intermediate Algebra builds on the Introductory Algebra program. Intermediate Algebra features lesson summaries, bookmarks and five tests per lesson. There is also a management system that allows teachers to track each student's progress.

Features

Boxer Intermediate Algebra Scope and Sequence

Introduction

Getting Started * Our Teaching Methods * How to Use Our Program

Review of Introductory Algebra

Integers and Operations * Operations on a Number Line * Arithmetic with Negative Numbers * Fractions, Decimals and Percents * Arithmetic with Fractions * Least Common Denominator * Laws of Exponents * Scientific Notation * Variables and Variable Expressions * Translating Problems into Mathematical Sentences * Guidelines for Problem Solving * Solving with + and - * Solving with x and ÷ * Solving with and without a Number Line * Solving Inequalities and Showing Solution Sets on a Number Line * Solving with Roots and Powers * Solving with Absolute Values * Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations * Collecting Like Terms * Solving with Variables on Both Sides of an Equation

Solving Problems with Functions

When One Thing Depends on Another * Understanding Function Notation * Functions as Input - Output Machines * Domain and Range of Functions * Functions and Tables * Estimating Values * Finding Patterns and Rules * Functions and Graphs * Bar Graphs, Line Graphs and Pie Charts * Functions and Formulas * Solving Problems using Tables, Graphs and Formulas * Solving the Profit Problem

Linear Equations

The Cartesian Coordinate System * Ordered Pairs * Line Segments * Right Triangles * The Pythagorean Theorem * Distance Between Points * Perimeter and Area * The Distance Formula Derived from the Pythagorean Theorem * Data Analysis * Bar and Line Graphs * Dependent and Independent Variables * Patterns and Lines * Direct Variation * Finding an Equation of a Line * Finding a Point on a Line * Slope * Rise/Run and Rate of Change * Parallel and Perpendicular Lines and Their Slopes * Y-intercept * Slope Intercept Equation of a Line * Point-Slope Equation of a Line * Standard Form * Linear Inequalities * Graphing Linear Inequalities * Solving the Lighting Problem * Solving by Collecting Data, Plotting Points, and Approximating a Best-Fit Line

Systems of Linear Equations

Two Variable Systems: Solving by Graphing * Zero, One, or an Infinite Number of Solutions * Two Variable Systems: Solving by Substitution * Isolating the Variable * Two Variable Systems: Solving by Elimination * Two Variable Systems: Solving with Matrices * Translating Between Equations and Matrices * Row Operations on Matrices * Two Variable Systems of Inequalities * Solving by Graphing * Three Variable Systems of Equations * Elimination and Substitution * Three Variable Systems: Solving with Matrices * Reduced Form of a Matrix

Polynomials

What is a Polynomial? * Degree and Coefficients * Adding and Subtracting Polynomials * Using Tiles * Combining Like Terms * Multiplying Binomials * Using Tiles * The FOIL Method * Special Cases * Multiplying Polynomials * Using a Table, Distributing, and Arranging Vertically * Dividing Polynomials ÄLong Division * Graphing Polynomials * Plotting Points * Approximating Extreme Values and Roots * The Stereo Problem

Factoring Polynomials

Why Factor? * The Zero Product Rule * Factoring with Tiles * Factoring and Graphing * Relating Roots of Graphs to Factors * Grouping using the Distributive Property * Factoring x2 + bx + c * Factoring ax2 + bx + c * Factoring Algorithms * Difference of Two Squares * Perfect Square Trinomials * Sum and Difference of Two Cubes * Solving Quadratic Equations * Factoring and the Zero Product Rule * Completing the Square * The Quadratic Formula * Complex Numbers * Sign of the Discriminant Related to the Number of Real Roots and the Graph

Conic Sections

What is a Conic Section? * Definitions as Different Slices of a Cone * Geometry of Conic Sections * Geometrical Definitions with Illustrations * Circles * Ellipses * Hyperbolas * Parabolas * Relating Changes in the Parameters of an Equation and its Graph * Non-Linear Systems of Equations * Graphing and Solving * Non-Linear Inequalities * Graphing

Functions and Relations

How many Outputs? * Functions and Relations * Mapping Diagrams * Graphs and the Vertical Line Test * Isolating the Dependent Variable * Identifying Domain and Range from Graphs and Equations * Composition * Notation * Solving Problems with Composition * Domain of Composite Functions * Inverses * Finding Inverses of Functions * Graphs of Inverses * Shifting Functions * Stretching Functions Vertically * Relating Changes in the Parameters of an Equation and its Graph * Solving the Ball Tossing Problem * Solving by Collecting Data, Plotting Points, and Approximating a Best-Fit Parabola

Rational Expressions and Equations

Proportions * Changing Proportionally * Solving with Proportions * Rational Expressions * Evaluating * Finding Zeros and Where Rational Expressions are Undefined * Reducing Rational Expressions * Dividing Out Non-zero Factors * Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions * Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions * Least Common Denominator * The Golden Ratio * Derivation and Examples in Nature, Art and Architecture * Inverse Variation * The Distance of a Mass from a Lever's Fulcrum * Rational Functions * Finding and Graphing Vertical Asymptotes * Graphing Rational Functions * Sign Charts, Zeros, Asymptotes and Singular Points * Solving the Lever Problem

Radical Expressions and Equations

Introduction to Radical Expressions * Radicals Involving Variables * Multiplying, Dividing, and Simplifying Radical Expressions Involving Variables * Restricting the Domain * Adding and Subtracting Radicals * Combining Like Terms * Rationalizing the Denominator * Solving Radical Equations * Simplifying and Squaring Both Sides * Applications * Rational Exponents * Laws of Exponents * Relating to Radicals * Arithmetic with Complex Numbers

Exponents and Logarithms

Exponential Functions * Exponential Growth and Decay * Doubling Time and Half-life * Compound Interest * Examples and Applications * Graphs of Exponential Functions * General Characteristics * Logarithmic Functions * Inverse Relationship Between Exponents and Logarithms * Graphs of Logarithmic Functions * General Characteristics * Properties of Exponents and Logarithms * Proving Laws of Logarithms using Laws of Exponents * Solving Exponential Equations * Using the Definition of a Logarithm * Solving Logarithmic Equations

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The Education Process Improvement Center, Inc.
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