Wendy Taub-Hoglund - Cliffsnotes Algebra II Common Core Quick Review

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Wendy Taub-Hoglund, M.S., is a highly regarded author and educator who has enhanced the field of mathematics education through instructing, mentoring, and writing curriculum and assessments for the California public schools.

She taught middle and high school mathematics for the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Beverly Hills Unified School District for over 39 years. She currently teaches mathematics in the Los Angeles Community College and South Lake Tahoe Community College districts.

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C liffsNotes Algebra II Common Core Quick Review is a comprehensive study guide to many topics in a second course of algebra, including information on subjects ranging from linear equations in one, two, and three variables, to inequalities, complex numbers, conic sections, quadratic equations, logarithms, and trigonometry. Whether you are looking for an in-depth reference to subject matter of the course or occasional reinforcement of one or more aspects of algebra, it is contained in this book.

For the purpose of this review, your knowledge of the following fundamental ideas is assumed:

• Natural numbers

• Whole numbers

• Integers

• Rational numbers

• Irrational numbers

• Real numbers

• Rules for operations with positive and negative numbers