"Find out the important stuff in a flash; Solve algebra problems from the get-go"--Cover.

Putting numbers together and taking them apart -- Relations and functions -- Linear equations -- Equations of linear functions -- Applications of linear functions -- Linear inequalities -- Systems of linear equations and inequalities -- Exponents and exponential functions -- Quadratic expressions and equations -- Quadratic functions and equations -- Rational expressions and equations -- Radical functions and geometry -- Probability and statistics.

You know that moment when you feel as though a lightning bolt has hit you because you finally get something? That's how this book will make you react. (We hope!) Each chapter makes sure that what you really need to know is clear right off the bat and sees to it that you build on this knowledge. Where other books ask you to memorize stuff, we're going to show you the must know ideas that will guide you toward success in algebra. You will start each chapter learning what the must know ideas behind a algebra subject are, and these concepts will help you solve the algebra problems that you find in your classwork and on exams.