Pre-Calculus For Dummies预科微积分学

分類: 图书,进口原版书,科学与技术 Science & Techology ,
作者: Krystle Rose Forseth,Christopher Burger,Michelle Rose Gilman著
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出版时间: 2008-4-1字数:版次:页数: 382印刷时间: 2008/04/01开本: 16开印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780470169841包装: 平装内容简介
Getting ready for calculus, but feel confused? Have no fear!This unintimidating, hands-on guide walks you through all the essential topics, from absolute value and quadratic equations to logarithms and exponential functions to trig identities and matrix operations。 You’ll understand the concepts — not just the number crunching — and see how to perform all tasks, from graphing to tackling proofs。 Apply the major theorems and formulas Graph trig functions like a pro Find trig values on the unit circle Tackle analytic geometry Identify function limits and continuity 。
Brush up on algebra and trig concepts and get a glimpse of calculusUnderstand the principles and problems of pre-calculus Getting ready for calculus, but feel confused? Have no fear! This unintimidating, hands-on guide walks you through all the essential topics, from absolute value and quadratic equations to logarithms and exponential functions to trig identities and matrix operations。 You’ll understand the concepts — not just the number crunching — and see how to perform all tasks, from graphing to tackling proofs。
Apply the major theorems and formulas Graph trig functions like a pro Find trig values on the unit circle Tackle analytic geometry
Identify function limits and continuity。
目录
Introduction
PartⅠ Set It up,Solve It,Graph It
Chapter 1:Pre-Pre—Calculus
Chapter 2:Dealing with Real Numbers
Chapter 3:The Foundation of Pre—Calc:Functions
Chapter 4:Finding and Using Roots to Graph Polynomial Functions
Chapter 5:Powering Up with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
PartⅡ:The Essentials of Trigonometry
Chapter 6:Angling In on the Unit Circle
Chapter 7:Graphing and Transforming Trig Functions
Chapter 8:Using Trig Identities:The Basics
Chapter 9:PreCalcHere I Come!Advanced Identities Lead the Way
Chapter 10:Solving Oblique Triangles with the Laws of Sines and Cosines
PartⅢ:Analytic Geometry and System Solving
Chapter 11:A New Plane of Thinking:Complex Numbers and Polar Coordinates
Chapter 12:Cutting It Up with Conics
Chapter 13:Solving Systems and Mingling with Matrices
Chapter 14:SequencesSeriesand Expanding Binomials
Chapter 15:Looking Forward to Calculus
PartⅣ:The part of Tens
Chapter 16:Ten Habits That Help You Attack Calculus
Chapter 17:Ten Habits to Break before Calculus
Index