Complete idiot's guide to precalculus / by W. Michael Kelley.
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TextPublisher: Indianapolis, IN : Alpha, c2005Description: xvii, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 1592573010 (alk. paper); 9781592573011 (alk. paper)Other title: PrecalculusSubject(s): Algebra | Functions | Trigonometry | Conic sections | MatricesDDC classification: 512.13 LOC classification: QA331 | .K44 2005Online resources: Table of contents only | Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
PART 1: A PREPONDERANCE OF PRIORITIZED PRECALCULUS PREREQUISITES: Reviewing numbers and arithmetic -- Equations and inequalities -- Practicing with polynominals -- Factoring polynominals -- Rational equations and weird inequalities -- Functions -- PART 2: NONLINEAR EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS: High-powered functions and equations -- Logarithmic functions -- Exponential functions -- PART 3: TRIGONOMETRY: Tangling with angles -- Graphing trigonometric functions -- Trigonometric identities -- Solving trigonometric equations -- Oblique triangle theorems -- PART 4: CONIC SECTIONS: Parabolas and circles -- Ellipses and hyperbolas -- PART 5: MATRICES AND A MATHEMATICAL MONTAGE: Matrix operations and calculations -- The jagged little red pill of matrix applications -- Final exam -- APPENDIXES: A: Solutions to "You've got problems" sidebars -- B: Glossary.
Presents an introduction to understanding Calculus, providing information on its origins, a refresher on basic algebra, a review of trigonometry, logarithms, matrix operations, and other topics.
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