Precalculus: Functions and Graphs / Edition 4

by Mark Dugopolski

Overview

This edition features the exact same content as the traditional book in a convenient, three-hole- punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value—this format costs significantly less than a new textbook.

Dugopolski’s Precalculus: Functions and Graphs, Fourth Edition gives students the essential strategies they need to make the transition to calculus. The author’s emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking is enhanced by the addition of 900 exercises including new vocabulary and cumulative review problems. Students will find carefully placed learning aids and review tools to help them learn the math without getting distracted. Along the way, students see how the algebra connects to their future calculus courses, with tools like Foreshadowing Calculus and Concepts of Calculus.

This package contains:

• Books a la Carte for Precalculus: Functions and Graphs, Fourth Edition

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780321791238
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/27/2011
Pages:	968
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Mark Dugopolski was born in Menominee, Michigan. After receiving a B.S. from Michigan State University, he taught high school for four years, and then went on to receive an M.S. in mathematics from Northern Illinois University. He also received a Ph.D. in the area of topology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Mark has been teaching at Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond, LA, ever since. Mark has been writing textbooks for about fifteen years. He is married and has two daughters, and enjoys playing tennis, jogging, and riding his bicycle in his spare time.

Table of Contents

1. Equations, Inequalities, and Modeling.
Equations in One Variable.
Equations and Graphs in Two Variables.
Scatter Diagrams and Curve Fitting.
Constructing Models to Solve Problems.
Quadratic Equations.
Linear and Absolute Value Inequalities.
Quadratic and Rational Inequalities.

2. Functions and Graphs.
Functions.
Graphs of Relations and Functions.
Families of Functions: Transformations and Symmetry.
Operations with Functions.
Inverse Functions.
Constructing Functions with Variation.

3. Polynomial and Rational Functions.
Linear Functions.
Quadratic Functions.
Complex Numbers.
Zeros of Polynomial Functions.
The Theory of Equations.
Graphs of Polynomial Functions.
Graphs of Rational Functions.

4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions.
Exponential Functions and Their Applications.
Logarithmic Functions and Their Applications.
Properties of Logarithms.
More Equations and Applications.

5. The Trigonometric Functions.
Angles and Their Measurements.
The Sine and Cosine Functions.
The Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions.
The Other Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs.
The Inverse Trigonometric Functions.
Right Triangle Trigonometry.

6. Trigonometric Identities and Conditional Equations.
Basic Identities.
Verifying Identities.
Sum and Difference Identities.
Double-Angle and Half-Angle Identities.
Product and Sum Identities.
Conditional Trigonometric Equations.

7. Applications of Trigonometry.
The Law of Sines.
The Law of Cosines.
Vectors.
Trigonometric Form of Complex Numbers.
Powers and Roots of Complex Numbers.
PolarEquations.
Parametric Equations.

8. Systems of Equations and Inequalities.
Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables.
Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables.
Nonlinear Systems of Equations.
Partial Fractions.
Inequalities and Systems of Inequalities in Two Variables.
Linear Programming.

9. Matrices and Determinants.
Solving Linear Systems Using Matrices.
Operations with Matrices.
Multiplication of Matrices.
Inverses of Matrices.
Solution of Linear Systems in Two Variables Using Determinants.
Solution of Linear Systems in Three Variables Using Determinants.

10. The Conic Sections.
The Parabola.
The Ellipse and the Circle.
The Hyperbola.
Rotation of Axes.
Polar Equations of the Conics.

11. Sequences, Series and Probability.
Sequences.
Series.
Geometric Sequences and Series.
Counting and Permutations.
Combinations, Labeling, and the Binomial Theorem.
Probability.
Mathematical Induction.

Appendix A: Basic Algebra Review.
Real Numbers and Their Properties.
Exponents and Radicals.
Polynomials.
Factoring Polynomials.
Rational Expressions.

Appendix B: Techniques for Solving Miscellaneous Equations.