Book excerpt: THIS ONE OF A KIND BOOK IS WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF ALGEBRA. THIS BOOK IS A UNIQUE SELF TEACHING GUIDE. ITS CLEAR, SIMPLE, AND CONCISE FORMAT INCLUDES ALL THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO LEARN COLLEGE ALGEBRA. THIS USER-FRIENDLY BOOK PROVIDES AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR TEACHING ALGEBRA IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. IT IS ALSO A USEFUL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WHO SIMPLY WANT TO DEVELOP A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF COLLEGE ALGEBRA. THIS BOOK EXPLAINS THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE ALGEBRA IN A SIMPLE WAY WITH EASY TO UNDERSTAND TERMS. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 560 EXAMPLES, AS WELL AS THE ANSWERS TO MORE THAN 1,730 EXERCISE PROBLEMS. THE AUTHOR, ATEF ZAKI, IS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH MORE THAN 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. MR. ZAKI TAUGHT ENGINEERING CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE EXTENSION. MR. ZAKI ALSO SERVED AS A TECHNICAL EXPERT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND HE IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF TWO OTHER ALGEBRA BOOKS, "INTRODUCTORY ALGEBRA FOR BEGINNERS" AND "INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA."