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About the Author
Mary Jane Sterling Is also the author of Algebra For Dummies, Trigonometry For Dummies, Algebra II For Dummies, CliffsStudySolver Algebra I, and CliffsStudySolver Algebra II. She taught junior high and high school math for many years before beginning her current tenure at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. Mary Jane especially enjoys working with future teachers, doing volunteer work with her college students and fellow Kiwanians, and sitting down with a glass of lemonade and a good murder mystery.
Dedication
I dedicate this book to my children, Jon, Jim, and Jane. Each is truly an individual — and none seems to have any hesitation about facing the challenges and adventures that the world has to offer. Each of them makes my husband, Ted, and me so very proud.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I want to thank Elizabeth Kuball for being a great project editor — giving encouragement, keeping a close watch, and making the whole project work. A big thank-you to the technical editor, Sally Fassino, who graciously corrected me and kept me honest; it was good to have confidence in her perusal! And thank you to Lindsay Lefevere for spearheading this project and keeping an eye out for me on this and other endeavors.
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