Description: Excellent textbook or study aid for the subjects of PRECALCULUS. Good for learning or brushing up on subjects needed for Calculus and other math areas.This book contains many worked-out examples and about 1,000 exercises with answers.TITLE: Precalculus SUBTITLE: Clearly Explained with Examples AUTHOR: Stephen Kleinman, Ph.D. DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2015 NUMBER OF PAGES: 236CONDITION: NEW, UNUSED, PERFECTIf you are an instructor and wish to use this for your course, contact me about multiple copies.CONTENTS LISTED BELOW:Chapter 1. Introduction 1 Chapter 2. The Basics 3 2.1 Exponents 3 2.2 Polynomials 9 2.3 Rational Exponents and Radicals (or Roots) 14 2.4 Factoring 19 2.5 The Cartesian Coordinate System and Basic Geometric Figures 25 2.6 Inequalities 29 2.7 Sets 36 2.8 Applications 41 Chapter 3. Functions 43 3.1 Relations 43 3.2 Functions 48 3.3 Operations on Functions 56 3.4 Composite Functions 57 3.5 Inverse Functions 60 3.6 Review 69 Chapter 4. Graphs of Functions 71 4.1 Introduction: Concept of Plotting a Function f(x) 71 4.2 Intercepts 73 4.3 Slope of a Straight Line 76 4.4 Writing the Equation of a Straight Line 78 4.5 Graphs of Linear Functions/Equations 80 4.6 Applications Involving Linear Equations 82 4.7 Graphing Linear Inequalities 84 4.8 Solving Two Simultaneous Linear Equations in Two Unknowns 89 4.9 Graphs of Quadratic Functions 94 4.10 Graphs of Polynomial Functions of Degree 3 and Higher 102 4.11 Rational Functions and their Asymptotes 103 4.12 Graphs of Rational Functions and Oblique Asymptotes 106 4.13 Self-Test of Topics Covered in this Chapter 111 Chapter 5. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 113 5.1 Exponential Functions 113 5.2 Logarithmic Functions 124 5.3 Properties of Logarithmic Functions 128 5.4 Solving Logarithmic Equations 130 5.5 Applications 134 5.6 Self-Test of Topics Covered in this Chapter 139 Chapter 6. Trigonometry 141 6.1 Angles and their Measure 141 6.2 Right-Triangle Trigonometry 151 6.3 Trigonometric Functions of 45, 30 and 60 Degree Angles 154 6.4 Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle 156 6.5 Graphs of the Basic Trigonometric Functions 160 6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions 163 6.7 Applications 168 Appendix A. Preliminary Topics 171 A.1 Real Numbers 171 A.2 The Additive Inverse 176 A.3 Absolute Values 177 A.4 Addition and Subtraction of Real Numbers 178 A.5 Multiplication and Division of Real Numbers 182 A.6 Associative, Commutative and Distributive Properties 184 A.7 Order of Operations Agreement 186 A.8 Working with Percents 188 A.9 Rational Expressions 189 A.10 Variables and Solving One Linear Equation in One Unknown 196 Appendix B. Answers to Exercises 199===============================
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Subject Area: Mathematical Analysis
Publication Name: Precalculus
Item Length: 8-1/4"
Subject: Math
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Format: Book, Paperback
Language: English
Year: 2015
Product Type: Textbook
Item Height: 10-3/4"
Educational Level: Sr. HS & 1st yr. College, Adult & Further Education, High School
Author: Stephen Kleinman
Features: 2nd Edition, Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 236
