Pre-Calculus Workbook For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9781119508809 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 368 str.

Yang Kuang; Michelle Rose Gilman

Spis treści

Introduction 1Part 1: Setting the Foundation: The Nuts And Bolts of Pre-Calculus 5Chapter 1: Preparing for Pre-Calculus 7Chapter 2: Real Numbers Come Clean 25Chapter 3: Controlling Functions by Knowing Their Function 39Chapter 4: Searching for Roots 75Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 95Part 2: Trig is the Key: Basic Review, The Unit Circle, and Graphs 113Chapter 6: Basic Trigonometry and the Unit Circle 115Chapter 7: Graphing and Transforming Trig Functions 137Part 3: Digging Into Advanced Trig: Identities, Theorems, and Applications 155Chapter 8: Basic Trig Identities 157Chapter 9: Advanced Trig Identities 175Chapter 10: Solving Oblique Triangles 193Part 4: Polar Coordinates, Cones, Solutions, Sequences, and Finding Your Limits 209Chapter 11: Exploring Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates 211Chapter 12: Conquering Conic Sections 229Chapter 13: Finding Solutions for Systems of Equations 265Chapter 14: Spotting Patterns in Sequences and Series 301Chapter 15: Previewing Calculus 315Part 5: The Part of Tens 329Chapter 16: Ten Plus Parent Graphs 331Chapter 17: Ten Missteps to Avoid 341Index 345

O autorze

Mary Jane Sterling taught algebra, business calculus, geometry, and finite mathematics at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, for more than 30 years. She is the author of Trigonometry For Dummies and Finite Math For Dummies.