TY - BOOK AU - Holder, Leonard Irvin TI - A primer for calculus SN - 534067506 AV - QA 39.2 .H63 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Belmont, California PB - Wadsworth Publishing Company KW - MATHEMATICS N1 - Includes index; 1. Basic algebraic concepts -- 2. Equations and inequalities of the first and second degree -- 3. Functions and graphs -- 4. Linear and quadratic functions -- 5. Polynomial functions of higher degree -- 6. Exponential and logarithmic functions -- 7. Introduction to trigonometric functions -- 8. Analytical trigonometry -- 9. Systems of equations and inequalities -- 10. Further aids to graphing -- 11. The conic sections -- 12. Sequences and series N2 - This new edition has the same objective as its predecessors: to provide background material for the study of calculus in an informal yet mathematically sound style that is appropriate for students at this level ER -