Elementary Algebra for College Students

Algebra becomes easier to approach when its ideas are built in a clear sequence. Elementary Algebra for College Students starts with real numbers and fundamental algebraic skills, then develops those foundations into equations, graphs, and more advanced topics. Allen R. Angel and Dennis C. Runde shape the text for beginning-algebra study, with an emphasis on readable explanations and worked examples.

Build from the fundamentals

The opening chapters establish a base in real numbers before moving into linear equations and inequalities. Applications connect algebraic techniques with problems expressed in context, giving readers practice choosing and using the appropriate tools.

Follow the ideas into more complex algebra

As the sequence progresses, the book takes up exponents and polynomials, factoring, and rational expressions and equations. Readers then move to graphing linear equations and solving systems, before studying roots, radicals, and quadratic equations.

A structured text for beginning algebra

The chapter progression makes this edition relevant to college students taking a beginning-algebra course, as well as readers revisiting essential skills. Its worked-example approach supports step-by-step study across topics, from foundational operations to equations that require several connected techniques.

Topics covered

• Real numbers, equations, and inequalities
• Algebraic applications, exponents, and polynomials
• Factoring and rational expressions
• Linear graphs and systems of equations
• Roots, radicals, and quadratic equations

A substantial introduction to core algebra, this textbook offers a guided route through the concepts students encounter in beginning college mathematics.