Pre-Calculus For Dummies预科微积分学
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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
