Precalculus /
John W. Coburn.
- 1st ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2007.
- xxxi, 1275, 7, 73, 16 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Includes indexes.
Review of basic concepts and skills -- Equations and inequalitites -- Functions and graphs -- Operations on functions and analyzing graphs -- Polynomial and rational functions -- Exponential and logarithmic functions -- Introduction to trigonometric functions -- Identities: their place, purpose, and application -- Applications of trigonometry -- Systems of equations and inequalities -- Conic sections and nonlinear systems -- Additional topics in algebra -- U.S. standard units and the metric system -- Rational expressions and the least common denominator -- Reduced ros-echelon form and more on matrices -- Deriving the equation of a conic -- Instructor answer appendix. A An Appendix I: Appendix II: Appendix III: Appendix IV: