Precalculus

by Blitzer, Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780131013643
• ISBN10: 0131013645
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This book presents the traditional content of the entire Precalculus series in a manner that answers the age-old question of When will I ever use this?” Highlighting truly relevant applications, this book presents the material in an easy to learn from approach.Applications and up-to-date real-world data provide more interesting, real-world applications, bringing relevance to examples, discussions, and applications. Relevant, diverse applications peak readers' interest by showing them how important math is to their lives on a daily basis. Fundamental Concepts of Algebra; Graphs, Functions, and Models; Polynomial and Rational Functions; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Trigonometric Functions; Analytic Trigonometry; Additional Topics in Trigonometry; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Matrices and Determinants; Conic Sections and Analytic Geometry; Sequences, Induction, and Probability; and Introduction to Calculus. For a variety of professionals in the business or technology fields.

Table of Contents

Chapter Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra

Algebraic Expressions and Real Numbers

Exponents and Scientific Notation

Radicals and Rational Exponents

Polynomials

Factoring Polynomials

Mid-chapter Check Point

Rational Expressions

Equations

Modeling with Equations

Linear Inequalities and Absolute Value Inequalities

Functions and Graphs

Graphs and Graphing Utilities

Basics of Functions and their Graphs

More on Functions and their Graphs

Linear Functions and Slope

More on Slope Mid-chapter Check Point

Transformations of Functions

Combinations of Functions; Composite Functions

Inverse Functions

Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles

Modeling with Functions

Polynomial and Rational Functions

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Functions

Polynomial Functions and their Graphs

Dividing Polynomials; Remainder and Factor Theorems

Zeros of Polynomial Functions Mid-chapter Check Point

Rational Functions and their Graphs

Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Modeling Using Variation

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Exponential Functions

Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Logarithms Mid-chapter Check Point

Exponential and Logarithmic Equations

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.