This text in basic mathematics is ideal for high school or college students. It provides a firm foundation in basic principles of mathematics and thereby acts as a springboard into calculus, linear algebra and other more advanced topics. The information is clearly presented, and the author develops concepts in such a manner to show how one subject matter can relate and evolve into another.

PART I ALGEBRA

Chapter 1 Numbers

Chapter 2 Linear Equations

Chapter 3 Real Number

Chapter 4 Quadratic Equations

PART ll INTUITIVE GEOMETRY

Chapter 5 Distance and Angles

Chapter 6 Isometries

Chapter 7 Area and Application•

PART III COORDINATE GEOMETRY

Chapter 8 Coordinates and Geometry

Chapter 9 Operations on Points

Chapter 10 Segments, Rays, and Lines

Chapter 11 Trigonometry

Chapter 12 Some Analytic Geometry

PART IV MISCELLANEOUS

Chapter 13 Functions

Chapter 14 Mappings

Chapter 15 Complex Numbers

Chapter 16 Induction and Summations

Chapter 17 Determinants

Serge Lang was a French-born American mathematician. He is known for his work in number theory and for his mathematics textbooks, including the influential Algebra. He was a member of the Bourbaki group.