Synopses & Reviews
Get ready to master the fundamentals of trigonometry! Master Math: Trigonometry is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies the principles of trigonometry in a simple, easy-to-follow style and format. Beginning with the most basic fundamental topics, including a review of basic geometry, and progressing through to the more advanced topics, the book helps clarify trigonometry using step-by-step procedures and solutions, along with examples and applications. A complete table of contents and a comprehensive index enable you to quickly find specific topics, and the approachable style and format facilitate an understanding of what can be intimidating and tricky skills. Perfect for both students who need some extra help or rusty professionals who want to brush up, Master Math: Trigonometry will help you master everything from identities and circular functions to solving triangles and trigonometric equations.
Synopsis
Master Math: Trigonometry is written for students, teachers, tutors, and parents, as well as for scientists and engineers who need to look up principles, definitions, explanations of concepts, and examples pertaining to the field of trigonometry. Trigonometry is a visual and application-oriented field of mathematics that was developed by early astronomers and scientists to understand, model, measure, and navigate the physical world around them.
About the Author
Debra Anne Ross has a double BA in Chemistry and Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and and MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. Debra's career encompasses biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, biosensors, pharmaceutical drug discovery, and intellectual property. She is the author of the popular Master Math books, The 3:00 PM Secret: Live Slim and Strong Live Your Dreams, The 3:00 PM Secret: Ten Day Dream Diet (2009), and Arrows Through Time: A Time Travel Tale of Adventure, Courage, and Faith (2009).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Review of Numbers and Coordinate Systems Chapter 2 Review of Geometry Chapter 3 Triangles and Trigonometric Functions Chapter 4 Trigonometric Functions in a Coordinate System and Circular Functions Chapter 5 Graphs of Trigonometric and Circular Functions and their Periodic Nature Chapter 6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions Chapter 7 Trigonometric Identities Chapter 8 Trigonometric Functions in Equations and Inequalities Chapter 9 Trigonometric Functions and Vectors Chapter 10 Trigonometric Functions in Polar Coordinates and Equations, and Parametric Equations Chapter 11 Complex Numbers and The Complex Plane Chapter 12 Relationships betweens Trigonometric Functions, Exponential Functions, Hyperbolic Functions and Series Expansions Chapter 13 Spherical Trigonometry