Pre-calculus / by Mary Jane Sterling.
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.
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- ISBN: 9781119508779
- ISBN: 1119508770
- Physical Description: xii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 3rd edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Getting started with pre-calculus. Pre-pre-calculus ; Playing with real numbers ; The building blocks of pre-calculus functions ; Operating on functions ; Digging out and using roots to graph polynomial functions ; Exponential and logarithmic functions -- The essentials of trigonometry. Circling in on angles ; Simplifying the graphing and transformation of trig functions ; Identifying with trid identities: the basics ; Advanced identities: your keys to success ; Taking charge of oblique triangles with the laws of sines and cosines -- Analytic geometry and system solving. Plane thinking: complex numbers and polar coordinates ; Creating conics by slicing cones ; Streamlining systems, managing variables ; Sequences, series, and expanding binomials for the real world ; Onward to calculus -- The part of tens. Ten polar graphs ; Ten habits to adjust before calculus. |
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Subject: | Precalculus. |
Genre: | Nonfiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Allentown Public Library | 515.1 STER (Text) | 34455006539148 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Checked Out | 05/02/2024 |