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Precalculus : a make it real approach / Frank C. Wilson [and three others]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Australia : Brooks/Cole Publishing Company, c2013Description: xix, 909, 11 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781111988289
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 39.2 .W55 2013
Contents:
1. MATHEMATICAL MODELING, FUNCTIONS, AND CHANGE. Mathematical Modeling. Functions and Function Notation. Functions Represented by Tables and Formulas. Functions Represented by Graphs. Functions Represented by Words. Preview to Inverse Functions. Chapter 1 Review.2. LINEAR FUNCTIONS. Functions with Constant Rates of Change. Modeling with Linear Functions. Linear Regression. Systems of Linear Equations. Systems of Linear Inequalities. Chapter 2 Review.3. TRANSFORMATIONS AND FUNCTIONS. Horizontal and Vertical Shifts. Horizontal and Vertical Reflections. Vertical Stretches and Reflections. Horizontal Stretches and Compressions. Chapter 3 Review.4. QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS. Variable Rates of Change. Modeling with Quadratic Functions. Quadratic Functions, Graphs, and Forms. Chapter 4 Review.5. POLYNOMIAL, POWER, AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS. Higher-Order Polynomial Function Modeling. Power Functions. Rational Functions. Chapter 5 Review.6. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS.Percentage Change. Exponential Function Modeling and Graphs. Compound Interest and Continuous Growth. Solving Logarithmic and Exponential Equations. Logarithmic Function Modeling. Chapter 6 Review.7. MODELING WITH OTHER TYPES OF FUNCTIONS. Combinations of Functions. Piecewise Functions. Composition of Functions. Logistic Functions. Choosing a Mathematical Model. Chapter 7 Review.8. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS. Periodic Functions. Angle Measure (Degrees and Radians). The Unit Circle and Trigonometric Functions. Graphing Sine and Cosine Functions. Modeling with Trigonometric Functions. Other Trigonometric Functions. Inverse Trigonometric Functions. Chapter 8 Review.9. TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY AND APPLICATIONS. Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Polar Coordinates. Vectors. Chapter 9 Review.10. TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES. Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Chapter 10 Review.11. CONIC SECTIONS. Slices of a Cone. Ellipses and Circles. Parabolas. Hyperbolas. Chapter 11 Review.12. SEQUENCES AND SERIES. Sequences. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences. Series. Chapter 12 Review.
Summary: Provides a contemporary approach to college algebra. This book includes real-world data sets and situations to draw out mathematical concepts. It lets students immersed in familiar contexts - from golf course ratings to Egyptian pyramids - and are guided in using their understanding of those ideas to make sense of the mathematics.
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Includes index.

1. MATHEMATICAL MODELING, FUNCTIONS, AND CHANGE. Mathematical Modeling. Functions and Function Notation. Functions Represented by Tables and Formulas. Functions Represented by Graphs. Functions Represented by Words. Preview to Inverse Functions. Chapter 1 Review.2. LINEAR FUNCTIONS. Functions with Constant Rates of Change. Modeling with Linear Functions. Linear Regression. Systems of Linear Equations. Systems of Linear Inequalities. Chapter 2 Review.3. TRANSFORMATIONS AND FUNCTIONS. Horizontal and Vertical Shifts. Horizontal and Vertical Reflections. Vertical Stretches and Reflections. Horizontal Stretches and Compressions. Chapter 3 Review.4. QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS. Variable Rates of Change. Modeling with Quadratic Functions. Quadratic Functions, Graphs, and Forms. Chapter 4 Review.5. POLYNOMIAL, POWER, AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS. Higher-Order Polynomial Function Modeling. Power Functions. Rational Functions. Chapter 5 Review.6. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS.Percentage Change. Exponential Function Modeling and Graphs. Compound Interest and Continuous Growth. Solving Logarithmic and Exponential Equations. Logarithmic Function Modeling. Chapter 6 Review.7. MODELING WITH OTHER TYPES OF FUNCTIONS. Combinations of Functions. Piecewise Functions. Composition of Functions. Logistic Functions. Choosing a Mathematical Model. Chapter 7 Review.8. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS. Periodic Functions. Angle Measure (Degrees and Radians). The Unit Circle and Trigonometric Functions. Graphing Sine and Cosine Functions. Modeling with Trigonometric Functions. Other Trigonometric Functions. Inverse Trigonometric Functions. Chapter 8 Review.9. TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY AND APPLICATIONS. Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Polar Coordinates. Vectors. Chapter 9 Review.10. TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES. Right Triangle Trigonometry. Law of Cosines. Law of Sines. Chapter 10 Review.11. CONIC SECTIONS. Slices of a Cone. Ellipses and Circles. Parabolas. Hyperbolas. Chapter 11 Review.12. SEQUENCES AND SERIES. Sequences. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences. Series. Chapter 12 Review.

Provides a contemporary approach to college algebra. This book includes real-world data sets and situations to draw out mathematical concepts. It lets students immersed in familiar contexts - from golf course ratings to Egyptian pyramids - and are guided in using their understanding of those ideas to make sense of the mathematics.

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