Pre–Calculus Workbook For Dummies

Get the confidence and skills you need to get started with calculus
Are you confused by calculus? This hands–on workbook helps you master the skills needed to excel in pre–calculus and conquer the next contender — calculus. You′ll get hundreds of valuable exercises, problem–solving shortcuts, plenty of workspace, and step–by–step solutions to every problem. You′ll also memorize the most frequently used equations, see how to avoid common mistakes, understand tricky trig proofs, and much more.
100s of Problems
Detailed, fully worked–out solutions to problems
The inside scoop on analyzing and interpreting data
A wealth of tips, tricks, and warnings
How to guesstimate with confidence
Score your highest in pre–calculus with trusted strategies
Master all the essential topics
Test your skills with practical exercises

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I: Setting the Foundation: The Nuts and Bolts of Pre–Calculus.
Chapter 1: Beginning at the Very Beginning: Pre–Pre–Calculus.
Chapter 2: Real Numbers Come Clean.
Chapter 3: Controlling Functions by Knowing Their Function.
Chapter 4: Searching Roots to Get the Degree.
Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Part II: Trig Is the Key: Basic Review, the Unit Circle, and Graphs.
Chapter 6: Basic Trigonometry and the Unit Circle.
Chapter 7: Graphing and Transforming Trig Functions.
Part III: Digging into Advanced Trig: Identities, Theorems, and Applications.
Chapter 8: Basic Trig Identities.
Chapter 9: Advanced Identities.
Chapter 10: Solving Oblique Triangles.
Part IV: Poles, Cones, Variables, Sequences, and Finding Your Limits.
Chapter 11: Exploring Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates.
Chapter 12: Conquering Conic Sections.
Chapter 13: Finding Solutions for Systems of Equations.
Chapter 14: Spotting Patterns in Sequences, Series, and Binomials.
Chapter 15: Previewing Calculus.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Uses for Parent Graphs.
Chapter 17: Ten Missteps to Avoid in Pre–Calculus.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Yang Kuang, PhD, is a professor of mathematics at Arizona State University.
Michelle Rose Gilman is the co–author of Pre–Calculus For Dummies.

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Get the confidence and skills you need to get started with calculus
Are you confused by calculus? This hands–on workbook helps you master the skills needed to excel in pre–calculus and conquer the next contender — calculus. You′ll get hundreds of valuable exercises, problem–solving shortcuts, plenty of workspace, and step–by–step solutions to every problem. You′ll also memorize the most frequently used equations, see how to avoid common mistakes, understand tricky trig proofs, and much more.
100s of Problems
Detailed, fully worked–out solutions to problems
The inside scoop on analyzing and interpreting data
A wealth of tips, tricks, and warnings
How to guesstimate with confidence
Score your highest in pre–calculus with trusted strategies
Master all the essential topics
Test your skills with practical exercises