Library records and course references indicate the book covers standard college-algebra topics presented with recreational-math problems and applications. Typical chapter topics include:
Sets and number systems
Operations on polynomials; special products and factoring
Rational expressions and equations
Exponents and radicals
Relations and functions (including linear, quadratic)
Linear & quadratic equations; inequalities
Systems of linear equations and determinants
Proportions, sequences and progressions (arithmetic & geometric)
Selected recreational problems and puzzles to illustrate concepts (problem-solving emphasis).
Statement of Responsibility
by Patiak, Rowena M., Escalona Antonia S., Sirug, Winston S., Turqueza, Amelita G. Ymas, Sergio E Jr.