Book excerpt: The CliffsStudySolver workbooks combine 20 percent review material with 80 percent practice problems (and the answers!) to help make your lessons stick. CliffsStudySolver Algebra II is for students who want to reinforce their knowledge with a learn-by-doing approach. Inside, you’ll get the practice you need to factor and solve equations with handy tools such as Straightforward, concise reviews of every topic Practice problems in every chapter—with explanations and solutions A diagnostic pretest to assess your current skills A full-length exam that adapts to your skill level Beginning with the rules for exponents and operations involving polynomials, this workbook ventures into quadratic equations, function transformations, rational root theorem, and more. You'll explore factoring by grouping, graphing, complex numbers, and hyperbola, plus details about Solving exponential and logarithmic equations Using a graphing calculator to graph lines and polynomials Dealing with story problems using systems of equations Performing scalar and matrix multiplication Factoring binomials, trinomials, and other polynomials Practice makes perfect—and whether you're taking lessons or teaching yourself, CliffsStudySolver guides can help you make the grade.