College algebra, 9th ed. (CD-ROM inlcuded).(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0495012661

College algebra, 9th ed. (CD-ROM inlcuded)

Gustafson, R. David and Peter D. Frisk.

Brooks/Cole Publishing

2007

674 pages

$115.95

Hardcover

QA154

In preparation for business mathematics or calculus, this textbook introduces the graphing of equations, ...

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