Pre-Calculus For Dummies
3. Auflage Dezember 2018
416 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Get ahead in pre-calculus
Pre-calculus courses have become increasingly popular with 35 percent of students in the U.S. taking the course in middle or high school. Often, completion of such a course is a prerequisite for calculus and other upper level mathematics courses.
Pre-Calculus For Dummies is an invaluable resource for students enrolled in pre-calculus courses. By presenting the essential topics in a clear and concise manner, the book helps students improve their understanding of pre-calculus and become prepared for upper level math courses.
* Provides fundamental information in an approachable manner
* Includes fresh example problems
* Practical explanations mirror today's teaching methods
* Offers relevant cultural references
Whether used as a classroom aid or as a refresher in preparation for an introductory calculus course, this book is one you'll want to have on hand to perform your very best.
Part 1: Getting Started with Pre-Calculus 5
Chapter 1: Pre-Pre-Calculus 7
Chapter 2: Playing with Real Numbers 19
Chapter 3: The Building Blocks of Pre-Calculus Functions 31
Chapter 4: Operating on Functions 49
Chapter 5: Digging Out and Using Roots to Graph Polynomial Functions 69
Chapter 6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 97
Part 2: The Essentials of Trigonometry 117
Chapter 7: Circling in on Angles 119
Chapter 8: Simplifying the Graphing and Transformation of Trig Functions 149
Chapter 9: Identifying with Trig Identities: The Basics 181
Chapter 10: Advanced Identities: Your Keys to Success 201
Chapter 11: Taking Charge of Oblique Triangles with the Laws of Sines and Cosines 223
Part 3: Analytic Geometry and System Solving 243
Chapter 12: Plane Thinking: Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates 245
Chapter 13: Creating Conics by Slicing Cones 263
Chapter 14: Streamlining Systems, Managing Variables 295
Chapter 15: Sequences, Series, and Expanding Binomials for the Real World 327
Chapter 16: Onward to Calculus 351
Part 4: The Part of Tens 367
Chapter 17: Ten Polar Graphs 369
Chapter 18: Ten Habits to Adjust before Calculus 375
Index 383
