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1 online resource (xiv, 394 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
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For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Set it up, solve it, graph it. Pre-pre-calculus ; Playing with real numbers ; The building blocks of pre-calc: functions ; Digging out and using roots to graph polynomial functions ; Exponential and logarithmic functions -- The essentials of trigonometry. Circling in on angles ; Simplifying the graphing and transformation of trig functions ; Identifying with trig identities: the basics ; Advanced identities: your keys to pre-calc success ; Taking charge of oblique triangles with the laws of sines and cosines -- Analytic geometry and system solving. Plane thinking: complex numbers and polar coordinates ; Slicing cones or measuring the path of a comet with confidence ; Streamlining systems, managing variables ; Sequences, series, and expanding binomials for the real world ; Scouting the road ahead to calculus -- The part of tens. Ten habits to develop as you prepare for calculus ; Ten habits to quit before calculus -- Index. |
| Summary |
The fun and easy way to learn pre-calculus. Getting ready for calculus but still feel a bit confused? Have no fear. Pre-Calculus For Dummies is an un-intimidating, hands-on guide that walks you through all the essential topics, from absolute value and quadratic equations to logarithms and exponential functions to trig identities and matrix operations. With this guide's help you'll quickly and painlessly get a handle on all of the concepts -- not just the number crunching -- and understand how to perform all pre-calc tasks, from graphing to tackling proofs. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Precalculus.
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Mathematics.
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Calculus.
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Algebra.
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Trigonometry.
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Functions.
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Calcul infinitésimal. |
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Algèbre. |
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Trigonométrie. |
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Fonctions (Mathématiques) |
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Précalcul. |
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Mathématiques. |
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calculus. |
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algebra. |
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trigonometry. |
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functions (mathematics) |
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mathematics. |
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applied mathematics. |
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Trigonometry |
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Functions |
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Calculus |
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Algebra |
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Mathematics |
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Precalculus |
| Added Author |
Kase, Elleyne.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kuang, Yang. Pre-Calculus For Dummies. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, ©2012 9781118168882 |
| ISBN |
9781118226476 (electronic bk.) |
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111822647X (electronic bk.) |
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9781118239599 (electronic bk.) |
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1118239598 (electronic bk.) |
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(pbk. alk. paper) |
| Music No. |
EB00057607 Recorded Books |
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