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Kiselev's Problems and Exercises in Elementary Algebra

by A. P. Kiselev

Translated by Valery Manokhin, PhD

The companion problem collection to Kiselev's Algebra. Hundreds of carefully sequenced problems and exercises that mirror the chapter structure of Algebra Part I and Part II — the same problem set Russian students worked through alongside Kiselev's algebra textbooks for over a century.

Where this fits in school — US, UK and Canada ↓ Adults and self-learners welcome — great mathematics has no age limit.

United States7–11Algebra 1 → Algebra 2
United KingdomYears 8–12KS3 → GCSE Higher → AS Pure
CanadaOntario 8–11MTH1W → MPM2D → MCR3U

Not covered in this book

statistics and data handling · probability · graphs of the trigonometric functions and radian measure

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Table of contents

109 section headings — the printed contents page in full.

Translator's Preface

Table of contents109 sections
  1. Algebraic Notation
  2. Properties of the First Four Arithmetical Operations
  3. Addition of Relative Numbers
  4. Subtraction of Relative Numbers
  5. Main Properties of Addition and Subtraction
  6. Multiplication of Relative Numbers
  7. Division of Relative Numbers
  8. Some Properties of Multiplication and Division
  9. Equalities and Their Properties
  10. Identity. Equation
  11. The Simplest Problems on Forming Equations
  12. Polynomial and Monomial
  13. Subtraction of Polynomials
  14. Removing Parentheses and Enclosing in Parentheses
  15. Multiplication of Monomials
  16. Multiplication of a Polynomial by a Monomial
  17. Examples of Equations for the Solution of Which Knowledge Of
  18. Multiplication of a Polynomial by a Monomial Is Required
  19. Multiplication of Arranged Polynomials
  20. Some Formulas for the Multiplication of Binomials
  21. Division of Monomials
  22. Division of a Polynomial by a Monomial
  23. Division of a Polynomial by a Polynomial
  24. Factoring Polynomials
  25. Reducing the Terms of a Fraction to Integral Form
  26. Changing the Signs of the Terms of a Fraction
  27. Reducing Fractions
  28. Reducing Fractions to a Common Denominator
  29. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
  30. Multiplication and Division of Fractions
  31. Clearing an Equation of Denominators
  32. Word Problems Leading to Equations with Fractional Terms
  33. Properties of Ratios
  34. Properties of Proportions
  35. The Geometric Mean and the Arithmetic Mean
  36. Derived Proportions
  37. Proportional Dependence (direct and Inverse)
  38. Graphs of Some Empirical Functions
  39. Coordinates of a Point
  40. Graph of a Proportional Dependence
  41. Graph of a First-degree Binomial
  42. Construction of a Straight Line from Two Points
  43. Graphical Solution of an Equation
  44. Extraneous Roots
  45. Examples of Equations Having No Roots
  46. Indeterminate Solution
  47. Literal Equations
  48. First-degree Inequalities
  49. Solution of a System of Two First-degree Equations
  50. Graphical Solution of a System of Two First-degree Equations
  51. Problems on Forming Two First-degree Equations
  52. Solution of a System of Three First-degree Equations
  53. Special Cases of Systems of Equations
  54. Problems on Forming Three Equations with Three Unknowns
  55. Squaring Monomials
  56. Squaring Polynomials
  57. Abbreviated Squaring of Whole Numbers
  58. Graphical Representation of the Functions y=x^2 and y=ax^2
  59. Proportionality of a Function to the Square of the Independent Variable
  60. Raising Monomials to the Cube and to Other Powers
  61. Graphs of the Function y = x^3 and y = ax^3
  62. The Concept of a Root
  63. Extraction of a Root from a Product, from a Power, and from a Fraction
  64. The Simplest Transformations of Radicals
  65. Extraction of the Greatest Exact Integer Square Root from Whole Numbers
  66. Extraction of Approximate Square Roots from Whole and Fractional Numbers
  67. Using the Table of Square Roots
  68. Extraction of the Square Root from Common Fractions
  69. Irrational Numbers
  70. Irrational Values of Radicals
  71. Approximate Computations
  72. Some Transformations of Radicals
  73. Similar Radicals
  74. Operations on Irrational Monomials
  75. Operations on Irrational Polynomials
  76. Removing Radicals from the Denominator of a Fraction
  77. Solution of Incomplete Quadratic Equations
  78. Graph of a Second-Degree Binomial
  79. Solution of Complete Quadratic Equations by Completing the Left-Hand Side to a Perfect Square
  80. Solution of the Reduced Quadratic Equation by the Formula for its Roots
  81. Solution of the Quadratic Equation by the General Formula for its Roots
  82. Problems on Forming a Quadratic Equation
  83. Properties of the Roots of a Quadratic Equation
  84. Factorization of a Second-Degree Trinomial into First-Degree Factors
  85. Graph of a Second-Degree Trinomial
  86. The Greatest and Least Value of a Trinomial. Its Variation
  87. Second-Degree Inequalities
  88. Biquadratic Equations
  89. Systems of Two Second-Degree Equations
  90. Miscellaneous Word Problems Leading to Quadratic Equations
  91. Arithmetic Progression
  92. Sum of the Squares of the Numbers of the Natural Sequence
  93. Geometric Progression
  94. Infinite Progressions
  95. Negative Exponents
  96. Fractional Exponents
  97. Exponential Function
  98. Definition of the Logarithm and its Notations
  99. Logarithmic Function
  100. Logarithming an Algebraic Expression
  101. Properties of Common Logarithms
  102. Transformation of a Negative Logarithm
  103. Finding the Logarithm of a Given Number
  104. Finding the Number from a Given Logarithm
  105. Operations on Logarithms with Negative Characteristics
  106. Replacing Subtracted Logarithms by Added Ones
  107. Examples of Computation by Means of Logarithms
  108. Compound Interest, Annuities, and Periodic Payments
  109. Some Examples of Mathematical Induction (cont.) (after § 301)

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Product details

Publisher
Northern Star Academic Press
Language
English
Translator
Valery Manokhin, PhD
First published
2026-06-14

Published by Northern Star Academic Press · First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition

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