Functions and Change: A Modeling Approach to College Algebra
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分類: 图书,进口原版,Professional & Technical(专业与技术类),
品牌: Bruce Crauder
基本信息出版社:
Brooks/Cole; 4 International ed (2011年2月10日)丛书名:A Modeling Approach to College平装:648页正文语种:英语ISBN:1439046581条形码:9781439046586商品尺寸:24.1 x 19.3 x 2.5 cm商品重量:1.1 KgASIN:1439046581商品描述内容简介FUNCTIONS AND CHANGE: A MODELING APPROACH TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 4E, INTERNATIONAL EDITION provides an alternative to a traditional college algebra course for students who either will not take another math course or may go on to a business calculus course. The authors wrote this text for the many college algebra students who are poorly served by books that focus on preparing them for a course they will never take, traditional calculus.目录Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summary and Review Exercises. P. Prologue: Calculator Arithmetic. 1. FUNCTIONS. Functions Given by Formulas. Functions Given by Tables. Functions Given by Graphs. Functions Given by Words. 2. GRAPHICAL AND TABULAR ANALYSIS. Tables and Trends. Graphs. Solving Linear Equations. Solving Nonlinear Equations. Optimization. 3. STRAIGHT LINES AND LINEAR FUNCTIONS. The Geometry of Lines. Linear Functions. Modeling Data with Linear Functions. Linear Regression. Systems of Equations. 4. EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Exponential Growth and Decay. Modeling Exponential Data. Modeling Nearly Exponential Data. Logarithmic Functions. Connecting Exponential and Linear Data. 5. A SURVEY OF OTHER COMMON FUNCTIONS. Power Functions. Modeling Data with Power Functions. Combining and Decomposing Functions. Quadratic Functions and Parabolas. Higher-Degree Polynomials and Rational Functions. 6. RATES OF CHANGE. Velocity. Rates of Change for Other Functions. Estimating Rates of Change. Equations of Change: Linear and Exponential Functions. Equations of Change: Graphical Solutions. 7. MATHEMATICS OF POPULATION ECOLOGY. Population Dynamics: Exponential Growth. Population Dynamics: Logistic Growth. Population Structure: Survivorship Curves.