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Precalculus : A Concise Course

by Larson, Ron

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2nd

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9781439049082

ISBN10:

1439049084

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Hardcover

Pub. Date:

2/11/2010

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Cengage Learning

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With the same design and feature sets as the market leading Precalculus, 8/e, this concise book provides users with sound, consistently structured explanations of the mathematical concepts. PRECALCULUS: A CONCISE COURSE is designed to offer a cost-effective, one-semester alternative to the traditional two-semester precalculus text. It contains the features that have made the Larson/Hostetler series a complete solution for users: interesting applications, pedagogically effective design, and innovative technology combined with an abundance of carefully developed examples with worked-out solutions and exercises.

Functions and their Graphs
Rectangular Coordinates
Graphs of Equations
Linear Equations in Two Variables
Functions
Analyzing Graphs of Functions
A Library of Functions
Transformations of Functions
Combinations of Functions: Composite Functions
Inverse Functions
Mathematical Modeling and Variation
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Polynomial and Rational Functions
Quadratic Functions and Models
Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree
Polynomial and Synthetic Division
Complex Numbers
Zeros of Polynomial Functions
Rational Functions
Nonlinear Inequalities
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs
Properties of Logarithms
Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
Exponential and Logarithmic Models
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Cumulative Test: Chapters 1-3
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Trigonometry
Radian and Degree Measure
Trigonometric Functions: The Unit Circle
Right Triangle Trigonometry
Trigonometric Functions of Any Angle
Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
Graphs of Other Trigonometric Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Applications and Models
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Analytic Trigonometry
Using Fundamental Identities
Verifying Trigonometric Identities
Solving Trigonometric Equations
Sum and Difference Formulas
Multiple-Angle and Product-to-Sum Formulas
Law of Sines
Law of Cosines
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Topics in Analytic Geometry
Lines
Introduction to Conics: Parabolas
Ellipses
Hyperbolas
Parametric Equations
Polar Coordinates
Graphs of Polar Coordinates
Polar Equations of Conics
Chapter Summary
Review Exercises
Chapter Test
Cumulative Test: Chapters 4-6
Proofs in Mathematics
P.S. Problem Solving
Review of Fundamental Concepts of Algebra (web)
Real Numbers and Their Properties
Exponents and Radicals
Polynomials and Factoring
Rational Expressions
Solving Equations
Solving Inequalities
Errors and the Algebra of Calculus
Concepts in Statistics (web)
Representing Data
Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion
Least Squares Regression
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