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About Our AuthorA Note from Our AuthorAbout Research & Education AssociationAcknowledgmentsChapter 1Passing the CLEP College Algebra ExamGetting StartedThe REA Study CenterAn Overview of the ExamAll About the CLEP ProgramOptions for Military Personnel and VeteransSsd Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities6-Week Study PlanIn the Days Leading up to the ExamThe Day of the ExamTest-Taking TipsOnline Diagnostic Test................................rea.com/studycenterChapter 2Review of Math EssentialsSetsOperations with Signed NumbersPowers and RootsOrder of OperationsOperations with FractionsScientific NotationChapter 3Algebraic OperationsOperations with Algebraic ExpressionsOperations with ExponentsExpanding and Factoring PolynomialsOperations with Rational ExpressionsSolving Linear Equations and InequalitiesChapter 4Functions and Their PropertiesRelations and GraphsFunction Definition and InterpretationLinear FunctionsGraphs of Common FunctionsTransformation of GraphsPolynomial Graphs Inverse FunctionsChapter 5Equations and InequalitiesAbsolute Value Equations and InequalitiesQuadratic Equations and InequalitiesSystems of Linear Equations and InequalitiesExponential Functions and Logarithmic EquationsChapter 6Number Systems and OperationsReal NumbersComplex NumbersSequences and SeriesFactorials and the Binomial TheoremMatricesChapter 7Attacking the CLEP College Algebra ExamClassifying CLEP ProblemsSample ProblemsFormulas You Must KnowWhen You See the WordsCommon Mistakes to AvoidReview of Test-Taking TipsPractice Test 1 (also available online at rea.com/studycenter) Answer KeyDetailed Explanations of AnswersPractice Test 2 (also available online at rea.com/studycenter) Answer KeyDetailed Explanations of AnswersAnswer SheetsGlossary Index