Pre-Calculus Demystified

by HUETTENMUELLER

• ISBN13: 9780071439275
• ISBN10: 0071439277
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-14
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Pre-Calculus Demystified leads the reader through all the intricacies and requirements of this essential course Whether you need to pass a class, a college requirement, or get a leg up on more advanced topics, this book provides clear explanation with a wealth of questions, answers and practical examples.Packed with practical examples, graphs, and Q&As, this complete self-teaching guide from the best-selling author of Algebra Demystified covers all the essential topics, including: absolute value, nonlinear inequalities, functions and their graphs, inverses, proportion and ratio, and much more.

Author Biography

Rhonda Huettenmueller (Sanger, TX) has been teaching college mathematics for almost 15 years. She regularly teaches algebra, college algebra, and pre-calculus courses, along with more specialized versions of the classes for business students. Rhonda is the author of Algebra Demystified, McGraw-Hill’s most successful Demystified book to date, and will be authoring College Algebra Demystified to be published in June of 2004.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The Slope and Equation of a Line	1	(23)
Introduction to Functions	24	(18)
Functions and Their Graphs	42	(22)
Combinations of Functions and Inverse Functions	64	(24)
Translations and Special Functions	88	(16)
Quadratic Functions	104	(30)
Polynomial Functions	134	(51)
Rational Functions	185	(16)
Exponents and Logarithms	201	(61)
Systems of Equations and Inequalities	262	(41)
Matrices	303	(27)
Conic Sections	330	(34)
Trigonometry	364	(51)
Sequences and Series	415	(24)
Appendix	439	(11)
Final Exam	450	(14)
Index	464