The Second Edition Of Collage Algebra Is A Refinement Of The First. Again We Have Attempted To Provide Students With A Straightforward, Readable Text That Presents Important Concepts And Skills In An Appealing Manner. Although Some New Material Has Been Added, The Major Effort Has Been Devoted To Less Obvious Improvements, Such As Adding More Graphs, Problems, And Illustrative Examples, And Including Brief Historical Notes And Portraits Of Prominent Mathematicians.