Contemporary Precalculus A Graphing Approach, Media Update (with CD-ROM, PrecalculusNOW™, iLrn™ Tutorial, and Personal Tutor Printed Access Card)

by Hungerford, Thomas W.

• ISBN13: 9780495189909
• ISBN10: 0495189901
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780495108337, 9780534403386
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-18
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

Thomas Hungerford's CONTEMPORARY PRECALCULUS text is highly praised and well respected for its clear writing, outstanding applications problems, and integration of technology. Many adopters like the use of real data in examples and exercises, and they appreciate the flexibility of the book. This market-leading text is now accompanied by an outstanding array of innovative supplements that facilitate teaching and enhance learning.

Table of Contents

Basics

The Real Number System

Special Topics: Decimal Representation of Real Numbers

Solving Equations Algebraically

Special Topics: Absolute Value Equations

Special Topics: Variation

The Coordinate Plane

Lines

Discovery Project: Modeling the Real World with Lines

Graphs and Technology

Graphs

Solving Equations Graphically and Numerically

Applications of Equations

Optimization Applications

Linear Models

Discovery Project: Supply and Demand

Functions and Graphs

Functions

Function Notation

Graphs of Functions

Special Topics: Graph Reading

Graphs and Transformations

Special Topics: Symmetry

Operations on Functions

Rates of Change

Inverse Functions

Discovery Project: Feedback: Good and Bad

Polynomial and Rational Functions

Quadratic Functions

Polynomial Functions

Special Topics: Synthetic Division

Real Roots of Polynomials

Graphs of Polynomial Functions

Special Topics: Polynomial Models

Rational Functions

Special Topics: Other Rational Functions

Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Special Topics: Absolute Value Inequalities

Complex Numbers

Theory of Equations

Discovery Project: Architectural Arches

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Radicals and Rational Exponents

Special Topics: Radical Equations

Exponential Functions

Special Topics: Compound Interest and the Number e

Common and Natural Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Logarithms

Special Topics: Logarithmic Functions to Other Bases

Algebraic Solutions of Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Exponential, Logarithmic, and Other Models

Discovery Project: Exponential and Logistic Modeling of Diseases

Trigonometric Functions

Angles and Their Measurement

The Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions

Alternate: The Sine, Cosine, and Tangent Functions

Algebra and Identities

Basic Graphs

Periodic Graphs and Simple Harmonic Motion

Special Topics: Other Trigonometric Graphs

Other Trigonometric Functions

Discovery Project: Pistons and Flywheels

Trigonometric Identities and Equations

Basic Identities and Proofs

Addition and Subtraction Identities

Special Topics: Lines and Angles

Other Identities

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometric Equations

Discovery Project: The Sun and the Moon

Triangle Trigonometry

Trigonometric Functions of Angles

Alternate: Trigonometric Functions of Angles

Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry

The Law of Cosines

The Law of Sines

Special Topics: The Area of a Triangle

Discovery Project: Life on a Sphere

Applications of Trigonometry

The Complex Plane and Polar Form for Complex Numbers

DeMoivre' s Theorem and nth Roots of Complex Numbers

Vectors in the Plane

The Dot Product

Discovery Project: Surveying

Analytic Geometry

Circles and Ellipses

Hyperbolas

Parabolas

Rotations and Second-Degree Equations

Special Topics: Rotation of Axes

Plane Curves and Parametric Equations

Polar Coordinates

Polar Equations of Conics

Discovery Project: Designing Machines to Make Designs

Systems of Equations

Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables

Special Topics: Systems of Nonlinear Equations

Large Systems of Linear Equations

Matrix Methods for Square Systems

Discovery Project: Input-Output Analysis

Discrete Algebra

Sequences and Sums

Arithmetic Sequences

Geometric Sequences

Special Topics: Infinite Series

The Binomial Theorem

Mathematical Induction

Discovery Project: Taking Your Chances

Limits and Continuity

Limits of Functions

Properties of Limits

Special Topics: The Formal Definition of Limit

Continuity

Limits Involving Infinity

Discovery Project: Black Holes

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