|  | Burgis, Kathy / Morford, Jeff
Investigating College Algebra and Trigonometry with Technology, with Student CD-Rom and Access Code Card
August 2008
189.- Euro
2008. 698 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-470-41331-9 - John Wiley & Sons
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Technology and an investigative pedagogy are powerful tools for fostering in-depth understanding of mathematics concepts. Investigating College Algebra and Trigonometry with Technology presents the core concepts of College Algebra and Trigonometry within a technology-oriented, data-driven, applied framework that embraces investigative, collaborative learning. With this text, students use graphing calculators, and optionally Microsoft® Excel and other technologies, to explore patterns and to make, test, and generalize conjectures. Most importantly, investigations--which engage students in analysis of real-world data--promote collaboration and bring relevance to the mathematics students are learning.
The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) and the Mathematical Association of America's Committee on Undergraduate Programs in Mathematics (CUPM) set standards for meaningful and relevant mathematics and the refocusing of the College Algebra and Trigonometry course. This text follows their recommendations for using technology, experiencing varied applications of mathematics, and having opportunities to solve problems, reason critically, exhibit persistence, and test conjectures through investigations and data analysis.
From the contents
Annotated Contents vii
Preface xix
To the Student xxvii
To the Instructor xxix
Acknowledgments xxxi
Chapter 1: Problem Solving 1
Chapter 2: Patterns and Recursion 53
Chapter 3: Linear Models and Systems 103
Chapter 4: Functions, Relations, and Transformations 148
Chapter 5: Exponential, Power, and Logarithmic Functions 215
Chapter 6: Quadratic and Other Polynomial Functions 277
Chapter 7: Matrices and Linear Systems 341
Chapter 8: Parametric Equations and Trigonometry 401
Chapter 9: Conic Sections and Rational Functions 466
Chapter 10: Series 539
Chapter 11: Probability 565
Chapter 12: Trigonometric Functions (on the Student CD)
Chapter 13: Trigonometric Identities (on the Student CD)
Selected Answers 627
Glossary 675
Photo Credits 687
Index 688
Resources on the Student CD
Prerequisite Review: Numbers and Figures * Operations on Numbers *
The Ideas that Motivate Algebra * Exponents * Radicals * Polynomials *
Factoring Polynomials * Rational Expressions
Chapter 12 Trigonometric Functions
Chapter 13 Trigonometric Identities
Calculator Notes
Microsoft® Excel Notes
Interactive Spreadsheets for Excel Explorations
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