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pt. 1. A final farewell to numbers -- Getting cozy with numbers -- Making friends with fractions -- Encountering expressions -- pt. 2. Equations and inequalities -- Solving basic equations -- Graphing linear equations -- Cooking up linear equations -- Linear inequalities -- pt. 3. Systems of equations and matrix algebra -- Systems of linear equations and inequalities -- The basic of the matrix -- pt. 4. Now you're playing with (exponential) power! -- Introducing polynomials -- Factoring polynomials -- Wrestling with radicals -- Quadratic equations and inequalities -- Solving high-powered equations -- pt. 5. The function junction -- Introducing the function -- Graphing functions -- pt. 6. Please, be rational! -- Rational expressions -- Rational equations and inequalities -- pt. 7. Wrapping things up -- Whipping word problems -- Final exam